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Disciple, fellow with nothing left, more depressed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

follower

'disciple' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fellow with nothing left more depressed' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'F' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'more depressed' becomes 'lower' ('low' can be similar in meaning to 'depressed').
'f'+'o'+'l'+'lower'='FOLLOWER'

(Other definitions for follower that I've seen before include "One accepts the leadership of another" , "fan" , "Disciple" , "A devotee or a pursuer" , "Person who succeeds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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