Third-rate Crossword Clue

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SHODDY

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Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. deserving or inciting pity
(noun)
1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THIRD-RATE (adjective)
1. of lesser quality than second-rate
THIRD (adjective)
1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
THIRD (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
THIRD (adverb)
1. in the third place

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SHODDY
(6 letters)

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