Cryptic crossword clue
Exhausted, having ridden a storm

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DRAINED

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What does DRAINED mean?

DRAINED verb
  1. To lose liquid.
  2. To flow gradually.
  3. To cause liquid to flow out of.
  4. To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
  5. To deplete of energy or resources.
  6. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.
  7. To filter.
  8. To fall off the bottom of the playfield.
DRAINED adjective
  1. Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
  2. Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.

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