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Defeatist (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pessimistic

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">defeatist</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for pessimistic that I've seen before include "Lacking hope for the future" , "Doubting - foreboding" , "Looking on the black side" , "Not seeing the bright side" , "Hopeless!" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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