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Home at ten, horribly worn out (9)

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motheaten

'worn out' is the definition.
(motheaten can mean worn out or shabby)

'home at ten horribly' is the wordplay.
'horribly' is an anagram indicator (a horribly wrong version of the letters).
'home'+'at'+'ten'='homeatten'
'homeatten' with letters rearranged gives 'MOTHEATEN'.

(Another definition for motheaten that I've seen is " Looking shabby".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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