The sadness of sudden death or destruction (6)

I believe the answer is:

tragic

(Other definitions for tragic that I've seen before include "Pathetic" , "Exceedingly sad" , "Causing extreme distress or sorrow" , "Calamitous, causing great sadness" , "Awful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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