Crossword Genius

Being lumbered with melancholy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glum

'melancholy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'being lumbered with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'GLUM' can be found hidden inside 'being lumbered'.

(Other definitions for glum that I've seen before include "Forlorn" , "Moody and depressed" , "Down at the mouth, gloomy" , "Down in the mouth, depressed" , "Melancholy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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