Lack of joie de vivre (5)

I believe the answer is:

ennui

(Other definitions for ennui that I've seen before include "What's tedious and instils such listlessness" , "Low interest rate" , "Mental weariness" , "boring" , "Lower interest rate" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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