Pitifully sad and lonely (7)
I believe the answer is:
forlorn
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pitifully sad and lonely</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for forlorn that I've seen before include "Miserable" , "Bereft" , "Left alone and unhappy" , "Cheerless, desolate" , "Wretched" .)