Feeling when you're toast (7)

I believe the answer is:

despair

(Other definitions for despair that I've seen before include "Praised (anag) - lose hope" , "sort of counsel?" , "Complete loss of hope" , "Hopeless" , "Complete absence of hope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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