Male broaching party's depressed state (5)

I believe the answer is:

dumps

(Other definitions for dumps that I've seen before include "Tips, discards" , "Abandons (rubbish)" , "gloominess" , "Ends relationship" , "Ditches" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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