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In resort, replayed set extremely badly (11)

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desperately

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'badly' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'in resort replayed set' is the wordplay.
'in resort' is an anagram indicator (the letters are re-sorted).
'replayed'+'set'='replayedset'
'replayedset' with letters rearranged gives 'DESPERATELY'.

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(Other definitions for desperately that I've seen before include "Frantically" , "showing hopelessness" , "in reckless fashion" , "Dreadfully; critically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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