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The phrase "and draining in a" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its correctness in written English.
It could be used in a context where you are describing a process or effect that involves draining, but it needs additional information to be fully understood.
Example: "The task was exhausting, and draining in a way that left me feeling depleted by the end of the day."
Alternatives: "and exhausting in a" or "and depleting in a".
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This work, in which Neel depicts the dead fowl of traditional still-life painting plucked and draining in a kitchen sink, is one of several instances in which she brings an art-historical subject down to earth with a specifically feminist thud.
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