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We write about nothing but misery (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

woe

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'misery' is the definition.
(woe is a kind of misery)

'we write about nothing' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'nothing' could be 'o' (looks like zero - 0) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'we' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for woe that I've seen before include "Difficulty" , "Alas!" , "Misfortune" , "Misery, great suffering" , "Misery - tribulation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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