Hurt or knocked about; worse for wear (2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
in the wars
(Other definitions for in the wars that I've seen before include "Knocked around" , "suffering" , "Hurt or knocked about" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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