Forward commercial proprietor is gloomy (2,1,6)
I believe the answer is:
on a downer
'gloomy' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'forward commercial proprietor' is the wordplay.
'forward' becomes 'on'.
'commercial' becomes 'ad' (abbreviation for advertisement).
'proprietor' becomes 'owner' (synonyms).
'on'+'ad'+'owner'='ON A DOWNER'
'is' acts as a link.
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