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Exhausted, having had fun in the garden? (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

played out

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'exhausted' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'had fun in the garden?' is the wordplay.
'had fun' becomes 'played' (I've seen this before).
'in the garden?' becomes 'out' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'played'+'out'='PLAYED-OUT'

'having' is the link.

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