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Depressed feeling Achilles hides (5)

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I believe the answer is:

chill

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'depressed feeling' is the definition.
'chill' can be an answer for 'feeling' (chill is a kind of feeling). I am unsure of the 'depressed' bit.

'achilles hides' is the wordplay.
'hides' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'CHILL' can be found hidden inside 'achilles'.

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(Other definitions for chill that I've seen before include "Unpleasant coldness in the air" , "Cool, coolness" , "Make cold; relax" , "Slang injunction to relax - it's cold" , "Sharp cold" .)

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