If you ruin a cigar with a tin opener, it's very sad (6)

I believe the answer is:

tragic

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'very sad' is the definition.
(tragic can mean very sad or unfortunate)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for tragic that I've seen before include "heartbreaking" , "Awful" , "Terrible" , "Shocking" , "Intensely sad and distressing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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