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Decrepit couple on strike (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ramshackle

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'decrepit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'couple on strike' is the wordplay.
'couple' becomes 'shackle' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'strike' becomes 'ram' (I've seen this before).
'shackle' put after 'ram' is 'RAMSHACKLE'.

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(Other definitions for ramshackle that I've seen before include "Tumbledown" , "Rickety - derelict" , "falling apart" , "In severe disrepair" , "In poor condition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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