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Quiet religious house reportedly in poor condition (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shabby

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'quiet religious house reportedly in poor condition' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'quiet religious house' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'sh'.
'religious house' becomes 'abby' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'sh'+'abby'='SHABBY'

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(Other definitions for shabby that I've seen before include "Badly clad - sort of trick?" , "Old and worn - mean" , "Of clothes, worn and threadbare (6)" , "Ill-dressed - mean" , "Worn out, dilapidated" .)

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