The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DOG-EARED
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More clues leading to the result DOG-EARED
- Road-edge spoiled, with battered corners
- Shabby and worn — like the setter, perhaps?
- Shabby magistrate read poorly
- . Decrepit Italian head of state, once a socialist
- A setter is normally this shabby
- Shabby, but had the courage to embrace Roger undressed!
- Much read setter for one that’s equipped to listen
- Derogated, gave up tea, and became shabby
- Follow journalist pursuing audiophile, apparently well read
- Take drugs, emaciated, drawn, shabby
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The straight part
We know that "with battered corners" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with battered corners = dog-eared.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOG-EARED mean?
DOG-EARED adjective- (of a page in a book) Bent or slightly ragged in appearance, especially due to having been read many times.
- (of a page in a book) Having the corner folded over, as a sort of bookmark.