Falling apart after row, her woes compounded (3,5,3,4)

I believe the answer is:

the worse for wear

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'falling apart' is the definition.
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'after row her woes compounded' is the wordplay.
'compounded' indicates an anagram.
'after'+'row'+'her'+'woes'='afterrowherwoes'
'afterrowherwoes' with letters rearranged gives 'THE WORSE FOR WEAR'.

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(Other definitions for the worse for wear that I've seen before include "Tired and emotional" , "Shabby; drunk" , "Drunk (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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