Very tired club athlete (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

shot putter

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'athlete' is the definition.
(shot putter is a kind of athlete)

'very tired club' is the wordplay.
'very tired' becomes 'shot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'club' becomes 'putter' (a golf club).
'shot'+'putter'='SHOT-PUTTER'

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(Other definitions for shot putter that I've seen before include "Sportsman" , "Competitor throwing" , "Fifteen [ATHLETE]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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