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Sad; gloomy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doleful

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">sad</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">gloomy</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for doleful that I've seen before include "not happy?" , "Causing grief; sorrowful" , "Showing great melancholy" , "Mournful" , "Cheerless" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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