Thin and tattered with age (10)

I believe the answer is:

threadbare

(Other definitions for threadbare that I've seen before include "cliche-ridden" , "Thin, tattered, worn out" , "Hackneyed" , "Has little nap" , "the worse for wear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Mirror.

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