Loneliness being isolated on ground (10)

I believe the answer is:

desolation

'loneliness' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'isolated on ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates anagramming the letters ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'isolated'+'on'='isolatedon'
'isolatedon' anagrammed gives 'DESOLATION'.

'being' is the link.

(Another definition for desolation that I've seen is " Misery, wretchedness".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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