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Seedy old Romeo ejected from theatre in outskirts of Malvern (4-5)

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I believe the answer is:

moth-eaten

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'seedy old' is the definition.
'moth-eaten' can be an answer for 'old' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'seedy' bit.

'romeo ejected from theatre in outskirts of malvern' is the wordplay.
'romeo' becomes 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'ejected from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'outskirts of malvern' becomes 'mon' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'theatre' with 'r' taken away is 'theate'.
'theate' put within 'mon' is 'MOTH-EATEN'.

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(Other definitions for moth-eaten that I've seen before include "Old and worn" , "Showing severe signs of wear and tear" , "Falling to bits" , "Damaged by insects" , "Tatty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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