Miserable footway at the end of the street, I see (8)
I believe the answer is:
pathetic
'miserable' is the definition.
(I know that miserable can be written as pathetic)
'footway at the end of the street i see' is the wordplay.
'footway' becomes 'path' (I've seen this before).
'at the end of' suggests the final letters.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
The last letters of 'the street' are 'et'.
'path'+'et'+'i'+'c'='PATHETIC'
(Other definitions for pathetic that I've seen before include "Arousing pity, miserably inadequate" , "Touching and pitiful" , "Pitiable, inadequate" , "Sad - hopeless" , "Derisory" .)