Crossword Genius

Wretchedly unhappy blame rise in disorder (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

miserable

'wretchedly unhappy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'blame rise in disorder' is the wordplay.
'in disorder' indicates anagramming the letters.
'blame'+'rise'='blamerise'
'blamerise' is an anagram of 'MISERABLE'.

(Other definitions for miserable that I've seen before include "Wretched, pitiful" , "Wretched, doleful" , "Being sad" , "Wretched, low" , "Dreary - pathetic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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