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The phrase "a dead rat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in various contexts, such as describing an unpleasant situation, a literal dead rat, or as a metaphor for something undesirable.
Example: "When I opened the cupboard, I was horrified to find a dead rat lying on the floor."
Alternatives: "a lifeless rodent" or "a deceased rat."
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* * * Found a dead rat in my office.
Then, the YouTuber Tasered a dead rat.
Then the YouTuber Tasered a dead rat.
On the stoop lay a dead rat.
In "Magical Thinking" he equated her with a dead rat.
A dead rat is reclaimed by the earth.
Phew, just a dead rat in the cellar, this time.
Sure enough, the exterminator found a dead rat.
"It smells like a dead rat," he said.
Three Boxes of Largely Worthless Junk and a Dead Rat in the Attic.
Back in Jahangirpuri, a dead rat lay in the courtyard in front of Ms. Bala's nursery.
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