Sentimentality suited to a Jacuzzi overseas (6)

I believe the answer is:

bathos

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'sentimentality' is the definition.
(bathos is a kind of sentimentality)

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(Other definitions for bathos that I've seen before include "Ludicrous anticlimax" , "Ludicrous descent from serious to trivial" , "Anticlimax, descent from important to trivial" , "Ludicrous descent of mood in writing" , "Unintentional lowering of tone" .)

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

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