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Peru and Iran unfortunately in run-down state (8)

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I believe the answer is:

unrepair

'run-down state' is the definition.
(state of needing repair)

'peru and iran unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'peru'+'iran'='peruiran'
'peruiran' is an anagram of 'UNREPAIR'.

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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