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Pooped and wiped bum dirt with back of sleeve (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tired

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'pooped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'bum dirt with back of sleeve' is the wordplay.
'bum' is an anagram indicator (bum can mean faulty or wrong).
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'back of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'sleeve' is 'e'.
'dirt' with letters rearranged gives 'tird'.
'tird' placed around 'e' is 'TIRED'.

'and wiped' is the link.
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(Other definitions for tired that I've seen before include "Weary or fed up" , "knackered" , "Done in" , "Whacked" , "Weary, jaded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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