Very little consolation! (4,7)
I believe the answer is:
cold comfort
'very little consolation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for cold comfort that I've seen before include "What's offered by an ice pack after injury" , "minimal (if any) soothing" , "farm's out of work" , "Little, if any, consolation" , "a lozenge?" .)