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Rapid rise transformed poor condition (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disrepair

'poor condition' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rapid rise transformed' is the wordplay.
'transformed' indicates an anagram.
'rapid'+'rise'='rapidrise'
'rapidrise' with letters rearranged gives 'DISREPAIR'.

(Other definitions for disrepair that I've seen before include "state of neglect" , "Poor condition" , "Ruin, dilapidation" , "Poor working order" , "poor state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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