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Sad tidings in a pop hit (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disappointing

'sad' is the definition.
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'tidings in a pop hit' is the wordplay.
'hit' indicates an anagram.
'tidings'+'in'+'a'+'pop'='tidingsinapop'
'tidingsinapop' anagrammed gives 'DISAPPOINTING'.

(Other definitions for disappointing that I've seen before include "Not as good as one had hoped" , "Poor" , "Failing to satisfy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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