Like the mood fostered by "Waiting for Godot" (5)

I believe the answer is:

bleak

(Other definitions for bleak that I've seen before include "Exposed to the elements" , "Dreary; cold, miserable" , "Desolate and barren" , "raw > fish" , "Dreary; fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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