"down-at-heel" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2021 October 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 941, page 29",
          "text": "St Ives: The guided busway on the old railway alignment to Cambridge has just passed its tenth anniversary. Railfuture has noted its down-at-heel physical appearance, with dirty concrete beams, damaged sound barriers, and unmanaged vegetation.",
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          "ref": "2021 July 14, “Network News: New Wickford station on the way”, in RAIL, number 935, page 24",
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