Exhausted, failed to play one's part? (5,2)

I believe the answer is:

dried up

I believe this is a double definition.

'exhausted' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'failed to play one's part?' is the second definition.
(as in drying up on stage)

(Another definition for dried up that I've seen is " Failed - wiped dishes - forgot lines".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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