Sorrowful (3)

I believe the answer is:

sad

'sorrowful' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sad that I've seen before include "A form of depression in winter, initially" , "Unhappy or melancholy" , "Sorrowful, unhappy" , "Mournful - sorry" , "Gloomy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the Newsday, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and the Universal.

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