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Look sulky about bad delay, exhausted (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

played out

'exhausted' is the definition.
('played-out' can be a synonym of 'exhausted')

'look sulky about bad delay' is the wordplay.
'look sulky' becomes 'pout' (I've seen this before).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'bad' indicates an anagram.
'delay' is an anagram of 'layed'.
'pout' enclosing 'layed' is 'PLAYED-OUT'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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