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Sodden and dishevelled, get pulled round back of hovel (10)

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I believe the answer is:

bedraggled

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'sodden and dishevelled' is the definition.
(both can mean untidy or messy)

'get pulled round back of hovel' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'get' could be 'be' ('get' can mean 'come to be') and 'be' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'draggled' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for bedraggled that I've seen before include "Wet and dirty" , "Dishevelled" , "muddy and dripping" , "Very untidy" , "Unkempt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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