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Five must leave Barking Advertiser: most depressing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dreariest

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'five must leave barking advertiser most' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'depressing' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'depressing' could be 'drear' (I've seen this before) and 'drear' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for dreariest that I've seen before include "Not the most exciting" , "Most tiresome" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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