Be hopeless, yet somehow get praised (7)

I believe the answer is:

despair

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'be hopeless' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'yet somehow get praised' is the wordplay.
'praised' can be anagrammed to 'DESPAIR'.
Though, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for despair that I've seen before include "First appearance" , "displaying lack of optimism" , "Lose heart" , "Despond" , "Feeling of hopelessness" .)

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