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Shattered toddler with a ted, who is fast asleep (4,2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dead to the world

'fast asleep' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shattered toddler with a ted who' is the wordplay.
'shattered' is an anagram indicator.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'toddler'+'a'+'ted'+'who'='toddleratedwho'
'toddleratedwho' anagrammed gives 'DEAD TO THE WORLD'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for dead to the world that I've seen before include "Fast asleep" , "Sleeping" , "Sound asleep; unconscious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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