Cryptic crossword clue
Back from morris dances, lubricated and the worse for wear 4-6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word SHOP-SOILED

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The straight part
We know that "the worse for wear" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the worse for wear = shop-soiled.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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Crossword Answer definitions

SHOP-SOILED adjective
  1. Soiled from display in a shop; shopworn.

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