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Made miserable to a certain extent by death (6)

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I believe the answer is:

demise

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'death' is the definition.
(I know that death can be written as demise)

'made miserable to a certain extent' is the wordplay.
'DEMISE' is hidden within the letters.
However, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for demise that I've seen before include "Death or expiration" , "Passing" , "Death or termination" , "Death, collapse" , "(Person's) death" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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