Hardly rosy (4)
I believe the answer is:
grim
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hardly rosy</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for grim that I've seen before include "Dreadful" , "Stern, cruel" , "The - Reaper is death" , "looking black" , "Serious; dour" .)