Pining away (8)

I think it could be either:

homesick

lovesick

(Other definitions for homesick that I've seen before include "Unhappy away" , "Nostalgic" , "I shock me (anag.)" , "Missing one's normal environment" , "Feeling sadness when away from family etc" .)

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

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