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tatters
/ˈtætəz/ nounDefinition
in tatters › badly torn, damaged, or spoilt: The yacht finally made it to the harbour, its sails in tatters. His reputation is in tatters.
(Definition of tatters noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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