Article in weekend place is ruined (5)
I believe the answer is:
kaput
'is ruined' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'article in weekend place' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (English indefinite article).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'weekend' becomes 'k' (I've seen this in other clues).
'place' becomes 'put' (synonyms).
'k'+'put'='kput'
'a' going inside 'kput' is 'KAPUT'.
(Other definitions for kaput that I've seen before include "Broken or finished - in Germany" , "Conked out" , "not 10 [IN ORDER]" , "No longer functioning" , "Bust" .)