The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DESPONDENT
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More clues leading to the result DESPONDENT
- Heartsick depression about cut foot
- Wretched name for Slough medical specialty
- Demoralised person in divorce case losing right to support daughter
- Cent losing out to major currency, third going in fall, sad
- Tyrant captures northern retreat – it’s hopeless
- Wretched vagrant depends on handout, ultimately
- Discouraged dipin water feature? The opposite!
- Tyrant captures northern retreat — it’s hopeless
- Hopeless northern haunt in the grip of tyrant
- New study breaking dictator down
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The straight part
We know that "Demoralised" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case demoralised = despondent.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DESPONDENT mean?
DESPONDENT adjective- In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.