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Poignancy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pathos

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for pathos that I've seen before include "The quality moves one to pity" , "feeling of pity" , "At shop for poignancy" , "Literary style arousing feelings of sorrow and sympathy" , "Quality of attracting pity" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Sunday, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Times.
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