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Cad's deceit, terribly dried out (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desiccated

'dried out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cad's deceit terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'cads'+'deceit'='cadsdeceit'
'cadsdeceit' with letters rearranged gives 'DESICCATED'.

(Other definitions for desiccated that I've seen before include "without passion" , "sterile" , "dry" , "Dried out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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