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Professor Rowley's had a gut full of misery (6)

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sorrow

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'misery' is the definition.
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'professor rowley's had' is the wordplay.
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'SORROW' is hidden within 'professor rowleys'.

'a gut full of' is the link.
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(Other definitions for sorrow that I've seen before include "'One magpie for ..., two for joy (6)'" , "Sadness, feeling of regret" , "Unhappiness" , "Lamenting" , "Deep sadness" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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