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Pitifully meek, oddly weird, and lacking in mental resilience (4-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weak-minded

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'pitifully meek oddly weird and lacking' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'in mental resilience' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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