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Sad Scot no ladies fancy (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disconsolate

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

'scot no ladies fancy' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates an anagram.
'scot'+'no'+'ladies'='scotnoladies'
'scotnoladies' with letters rearranged gives 'DISCONSOLATE'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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