What does the cryptic crossword clue "Suffer ruin, broken by Tory Brexiteers (7)" mean?

The definition is "Suffer". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). ERG (synonym="abbrev. for the European Research Group, a research support group for Tory Eurosceptics/Brexiteers") in UNDO (synonym="to ruin/destroy") = UNDERGO; definition: "Suffer" The answer is UNDERGO.

Suffer ruin, broken by Tory Brexiteers (7)

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