"Whene'er with haggard eyes I view / This dungeon that I'm ____ in, I think of those companions true” (George Canning) (7)

I believe the answer is:

rotting

(Other definitions for rotting that I've seen before include "Putrid" , "corruption?" , "Sultanate in NW Borneo" , "Decaying" , "Going bad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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