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Track not kept in a good state of repair (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

run down

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'track' is the definition.
(running down is a kind of tracking)

'kept in a good state of repair' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'state' could be 'nd' (abbreviation for North Dakota) and 'nd' is present in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'not' is the link.

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(Other definitions for run down that I've seen before include "Dilapidated - denigrate (3-4);" , "exhaust?" , "slate" , "Knock" , "A detailed analysis, being weak and exhausted" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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