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Not bad; we, however, are gloomy (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

downbeat

'gloomy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'not bad we however' is the wordplay.
'however' indicates anagramming the letters.
'not'+'bad'+'we'='notbadwe'
'notbadwe' anagrammed gives 'DOWNBEAT'.

'are' is the link.

(Other definitions for downbeat that I've seen before include "Dismal and depressing" , "Gloomy; laid-back" , "Casual" , "Low-key" , "Depressed - relaxed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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