Decrepit, rare, insipid construction (2,9)
I believe the answer is:
in disrepair
'decrepit' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'rare insipid construction' is the wordplay.
'construction' is an anagram indicator (answer constructed from certain letters).
'rare'+'insipid'='rareinsipid'
'rareinsipid' with letters rearranged gives 'IN DISREPAIR'.
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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