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Depressing design and function (9)

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I believe the answer is:

saddening

'depressing' is the definition.
('saddening' can be a synonym of 'depressing')

'design and function' is the wordplay.
'function' is an anagram indicator.
'design'+'and'='designand'
'designand' is an anagram of 'SADDENING'.

(Other definitions for saddening that I've seen before include "Tragic" , "Making one sorrowful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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