The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word BEDRAGGLED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BEDRAGGLED
- Untidy and wet, torn blankets left under couch
- Teased about large bottom at first — it’s wet and messy
- Scruffy graduate teacher teased about student
- After teaching degree, lecturer initially gets teased about being scruffy
- Pull leg about being found in bed that’s untidy
- Untidy item of furniture, tattered, left for collection
- Get towed around lake, getting wet and dirty
- Unkempt divan torn, left in
- Engineer hauled clothing left in terrible shape
- Sodden and dishevelled, get pulled round back of hovel
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The straight part
We know that "scruffy" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scruffy = bedraggled.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BEDRAGGLED mean?
BEDRAGGLED verb- To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.
- Wet and limp; unkempt.
- Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.