Home at ten, horribly worn out (9)
I believe the answer is:
motheaten
'worn out' is the definition.
(motheaten can mean worn out or shabby)
'home at ten horribly' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'home' could be 'at' (synonyms) and 'at' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for motheaten that I've seen is " Looking shabby".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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