Unfortunate person (6)
I believe the answer is:
wretch
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unfortunate person</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(wretch is a kind of unfortunate person)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for wretch that I've seen before include "Someone to be pitied" , "Poor unfortunate soul" , "A pitiful, unfortunate person" , "Unhappy person" , "A poor miserable person" .)