Causing grief or misfortune (7)
I believe the answer is:
doleful
(Other definitions for doleful that I've seen before include "Dismal" , "Mournful" , "down in the dumps" , "not happy?" , "Lugubrious" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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