Widowed (8)
I believe the answer is:
bereaved
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">widowed</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bereaved that I've seen before include "Having lost someone very close" , "Beavered away at those mourning a death" , "Deprived by death, usually of a relative" , "Deprived by death as of a spouse" , "Having lost a loved one" .)