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Weary and drawn? That's about right (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tired

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'about right' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'weary and drawn?' is the wordplay.
'weary' becomes 'tire' (synonyms).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'drawn?' becomes 'd' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'tire'+'d'='TIRED'

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tired that I've seen before include "knackered" , "Drowsy" , "Weary, fatigued" , "ready for bed" , "Depleted of energy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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