Make sad or gloomy (7)

I believe the answer is:

oppress

(Other definitions for oppress that I've seen before include "Bear down heavily upon" , "Subjugate or weigh on" , "Burden" , "Cause to suffer" , "Be brutal to" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Irish Times.

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