Very little consolation! (4,7)
I believe the answer is:
cold comfort
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">very little consolation</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 cold comfort that I've seen before include "What's offered by an ice pack after injury" , "minimal (if any) soothing" , "farm's out of work" , "Little, if any, consolation" , "a lozenge?" .)