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Poorer rhyme for a purse (5)

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worse

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'poorer' is the definition.
(in worse or poorer condition)

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(Other definitions for worse that I've seen before include "Opposite of better" , "Of poorer quality" , "Less satisfactory" , "More severe; less well" , "Inferior to another" .)

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