Despair (7)

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despond

'despair' is the definition.
(I know that despond is a more specific form of the action despair)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for despond that I've seen before include "Its Slough, Bunyan" , "Become disheartened" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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