Like hobos' clothes, perhaps (2,7)

I believe the answer is:

in tatters

(Other definitions for in tatters that I've seen before include "Treat isn't (anag) - ruined" , "Ragged" , "Torn to pieces" , "Urgently needing sewer" , "Destroyed, torn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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