__ and gloom (4)
I believe the answer is:
doom
(Other definitions for doom that I've seen before include "Disastrous fate" , "In disaster" , "Mood for damnation" , "Final ruin" , "Fate; ruin" .)
I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the USA Today.
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