Praised for hopelessness (7)

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despair

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'hopelessness' is the definition.
(despair is a kind of hopelessness)

'praised' is the wordplay.
'praised' anagrams to 'DESPAIR'.
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(Other definitions for despair that I've seen before include "Give up hope" , "Lose or lack hope" , "Abandon hope" , "Resignation" , "displaying lack of optimism" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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