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Old fuel may make you miserable (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doleful

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

'old fuel may make' is the wordplay.
'may make' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'old'+'fuel'='oldfuel'
'oldfuel' with letters rearranged gives 'DOLEFUL'.

'you' is the link.
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(Other definitions for doleful that I've seen before include "down in the dumps" , "Melancholic" , "Cheerless" , "Causing grief; sorrowful" , "Sad" .)

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