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Sad bearer of news indeed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

depressed

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'sad' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for depressed that I've seen before include "dispirited" , "Flattened downward" , "showing the blues" , "25 [BLUE]" , "Poverty-stricken" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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