The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RUN-DOWN
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More clues leading to the result RUN-DOWN
- In a poor state getting bad wound in the navy
- Ski slope, perhaps, makes you weak and tired
- Shabby to cancel whiskey in Royal Navy
- Why chicken didn’t cross road: exhausted
- Weary race to the bottom?
- Criticise in not-so-healthy condition
- Neglected son sent out by the king in the evening time
- Neglected animal track – sad
- Tired and sad chasing game woman ultimately
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What does RUN-DOWN mean?
RUN-DOWN adjective- (of a person) Tired and exhausted.
- (of a place) Decrepit.
- (of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound.