Sad beyond comforting (12)

I believe the answer is:

disconsolate

(Other definitions for disconsolate that I've seen before include "Unhappy and unable to be comforted" , "Melancholy" , "Low in spirits" , "Stuck with the blues" , "Sad; beyond comfort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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