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Disreputable, in without a date, drooped (8)

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I believe the answer is:

slouched

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'drooped' is the definition.
(slouching is a kind of drooping)

'disreputable in without a date' is the wordplay.
'disreputable' becomes 'louche' (similar in meaning).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'without a date' becomes 'sd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'louche' put within 'sd' is 'SLOUCHED'.

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(Another definition for slouched that I've seen is " Walked or sat with droop".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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