What does the cryptic crossword clue "Eastender's ashamed, inhabiting urban area in disrepair (10)" mean?

The definition is "in disrepair". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). UMBLED (synonym="Eastender’s ‘ashamed’] contained by [inhabiting] TOWN (urban area") in TOWN (synonym="urban area") = TUMBLEDOWN; definition: "in disrepair" The answer is TUMBLEDOWN.

Eastender's ashamed, inhabiting urban area in disrepair (10)

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