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Too thin and weak to help in the garden? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weedy

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'too thin' is the definition.
'weedy' can be an answer for 'thin' (similar in meaning). I am not certain of the 'too' bit.

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(Other definitions for weedy that I've seen before include "Scraggy" , "like an untended flower bed?" , "scrawny" , "Thin, puny (colloq.)" , "quite unlike Charles Atlas" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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