Turned out exhausted after a time (7)
I believe the answer is:
attired
'turned out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'exhausted after a time' is the wordplay.
'exhausted' becomes 'tired' ('tire' can be a synonym of 'exhaust'**).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 't'.
'a'+'t'='at'
'tired' after 'at' is 'ATTIRED'.
(Other definitions for attired that I've seen before include "got up" , "Wearing clothes" , "Turned out" , "Dressed or clothed" , "surrounded by duds" .)