I am back with Queen, in fur, being gloomy (9)

I believe the answer is:

miserable

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'gloomy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i am back with queen in fur' is the wordplay.
'i am' becomes 'i'm'.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'with' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'queen in' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'fur' becomes 'sable' (sable is a kind of fur).
'im' written backwards gives 'mi'.
'er' placed into 'sable' is 'serable'.
'mi'+'serable'='MISERABLE'

'being' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for miserable that I've seen before include "Glum, wretched" , "Dreary - pathetic" , "Being sad" , "sorrowful" , "Blue" .)

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

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