Cryptic crossword clue
Favouring Miss Doone, almost without hope 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FORLORN

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "without hope" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case without hope = forlorn.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does FORLORN mean?

FORLORN verb
  1. To abandon, forsake.
FORLORN noun
  1. A forlorn hope.
  2. A member of a forlorn hope.
FORLORN adjective
  1. Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
  2. Miserable, as when lonely after being abandoned.
  3. Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.

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