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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Of course the carpet's a mess - all we've got is a clapped-out old vacuum cleaner.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An old van and a couple of clapped-out motor bikes, and they let them get away.
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How do you turn a clapped-out Lada into a Mercedes while driving down the motorway?
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Making Out sounds most unpromising - about a group of women workers in a clapped-out Manchester electronics factory.
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On our first call, from a dreadlocked Rastaman, we are faced with a clapped-out Mini Clubman.