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Feeble pet cried out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decrepit

'feeble' is the definition.
('decrepit' can be a synonym of 'feeble')

'pet cried out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'pet'+'cried'='petcried'
'petcried' anagrammed gives 'DECREPIT'.

(Other definitions for decrepit that I've seen before include "Enfeebled by age, infirmity" , "rickety" , "Run-down by old age or hard use" , "like a crate?" , "Dilapidated, made weak by age" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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