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Hit rock bottom as pride's wounded (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

despair

'hit rock bottom' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'as pride's wounded' is the wordplay.
'wounded' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'pride'='aspride'
'aspride' is an anagram of 'DESPAIR'.

(Other definitions for despair that I've seen before include "Total loss of hope" , "Misery" , "Lose heart" , "Despond" , "An unhappy state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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