Cheerless prospect of a Dickensian house? (5,7)

I believe the answer is:

bleak outlook

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'a dickensian house?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'cheerless prospect' is the wordplay.
'cheerless' becomes 'bleak' (I've seen this in another clue).
'prospect' becomes 'outlook' (synonyms).
'bleak'+'outlook'='BLEAK OUTLOOK'

'of' is the link.

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