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Shaky and malnourished after another icy trek (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rickety

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'shaky' is the definition.
(I know that shaky can be written as rickety)

'another icy trek' is the wordplay.
'another' is an anagram indicator.
'icy'+'trek'='icytrek'
'icytrek' is an anagram of 'RICKETY'.

'and malnourished after' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for rickety that I've seen before include "liable to collapse" , "Not built to last" , "Unsteady" , "Likely to collapse" , "Shaky" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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