Cryptic crossword clue
In less than ten years you went to rack and ruin 7

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

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What does DECAYED mean?

DECAYED verb
  1. To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
  2. (of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
  3. (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
  4. (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
  5. Loss of airspeed due to drag.
  6. To cause to rot or deteriorate.
DECAYED adjective
  1. Having undergone decay, rotted.
  2. Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.

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