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Hint: gloom transformed by this? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moonlight

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'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'hint gloom transformed' is the wordplay.
'transformed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hint'+'gloom'='hintgloom'
'hintgloom' with letters rearranged gives 'MOONLIGHT'.

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(Other definitions for moonlight that I've seen before include "Do extra work" , "Beethoven composition for piano" , "Burn the midnight oil" , "do an extra job" , "name for sonata" .)

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