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Lost hope (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

despaired

'lost hope' is the definition.
('despair' can be a synonym of 'lose hope')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for despaired that I've seen before include "Lost hope" , "was hopeless" .)

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