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Miserable and is close to tears (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disconsolate

'miserable' is the definition.
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'and is close to tears' is the wordplay.
'tears' indicates an anagram.
'and'+'is'+'close'+'to'='andiscloseto'
'andiscloseto' is an anagram of 'DISCONSOLATE'.

(Other definitions for disconsolate that I've seen before include "Very sad or disappointed" , "Low in spirits" , "Melancholy" , "Unhappy and impossible to comfort" , "Sad; beyond comfort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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