Feeling despondent (8)
I believe the answer is:
downcast
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">feeling despondent</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for downcast that I've seen before include "Melancholic" , "Crestfallen" , "Feeling despondent" , "directed towards ground" , "disheartened" .)