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Restraint attached to sheep's in terrible condition (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ramshackle

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'restraint attached to sheep's in terrible condition' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'restraint attached to sheep's' is the wordplay.
'restraint' becomes 'shackle' (shackle is a kind of restraint).
'attached to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sheep' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'shackle' put after 'ram' is 'RAMSHACKLE'.

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(Other definitions for ramshackle that I've seen before include "Broken-down" , "falling to pieces" , "Tumbledown" , "In severe disrepair" , "Dilapidated" .)

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