Man's condition after creation of gardens -- OK, shattered (3-8)

I believe the answer is:

god-forsaken

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'man's condition after creation' is the definition.
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'of gardens ok shattered' is the wordplay.
'shattered' indicates an anagram.
'of'+'gardens'+'ok'='ofgardensok'
'ofgardensok' is an anagram of 'GOD-FORSAKEN'.

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