Lacking spirit — feeble (5)

I believe the answer is:

soppy

(Other definitions for soppy that I've seen before include "Drenched" , "Lovey-dovey" , "Silly" , "Wet; sentimental" , "Informally sentimental in sickly way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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