Gloomy brunette (4)

I believe the answer is:

dark

(Other definitions for dark that I've seen before include "Nightfall; without light" , "Secret, shadowed" , "Nearer black than white" , "Devoid of brightness" , "Deprived of light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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