helpless (7)

I think it could be either:

hogtied

forlorn

'helpless' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for forlorn that I've seen before include "Wretched" , "Forsaken" , "Miserable" , "Left alone and unhappy" , "Woebegone, dejected" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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