The power to evoke pity or sorrow (6)

I believe the answer is:

pathos

(Other definitions for pathos that I've seen before include "Quality that arouses sympathy" , "pitiful feeling" , "Power to excite tender emotion" , "Quality of attracting pity" , "Quality with power to provoke pity or sadness" .)

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

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