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Lack of hope in the future (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pessimism

(Other definitions for pessimism that I've seen before include "Lack of hope" , "Tendency to take a gloomy view of things" , "Gloomy view of life" , "Disposition to always see the glass as half-empty rather than half-full" , "General disposition to expect the worst" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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