Cryptic crossword clue
Again stirred around three, at heart dead exhausted 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word OVERWORKED

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The straight part
We know that "exhausted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case exhausted = overworked.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OVERWORKED mean?

OVERWORKED verb
  1. To make (someone) work too hard.
  2. To work too hard.
  3. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
  4. To decorate all over.
OVERWORKED adjective
  1. Subjected to too much work.
  2. (of a word, phrase, etc.) Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.

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