Poor journalist probes unsettled realms in a tumbledown state (10)

I believe the answer is:

ramshackle

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'a tumbledown state' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'poor journalist probes unsettled realms' is the wordplay.
'poor journalist' becomes 'hack'.
'probes' is an insertion indicator (probe can mean to poke or prod into).
'unsettled' is an anagram indicator.
'realms' anagrammed gives 'ramsle'.
'hack' inserted within 'ramsle' is 'RAMSHACKLE'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ramshackle that I've seen before include "Dilapidated" , "Broken-down" , "Decrepit" , "In severe disrepair" , "In poor condition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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