Ultimately tragic — poor Lear suffering bodily (9)
I believe the answer is:
corporeal
'bodily' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'ultimately tragic poor lear suffering' is the wordplay.
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
'suffering' indicates anagramming the letters.
The last letter of 'tragic' is 'c'.
'poor'+'lear'='poorlear'
'poorlear' with letters rearranged gives 'orporeal'.
'c'+'orporeal'='CORPOREAL'
(Other definitions for corporeal that I've seen before include "pink material" , "of flesh" , "Bodily" , "not spiritual" , "physical" .)