Rented dhoti? Rue badly! (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

hired out

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'rented' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'dhoti? rue badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dhoti'+'rue'='dhotirue'
'dhotirue' anagrammed gives 'HIRED OUT'.

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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