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Thoroughly depressed? Correct

Ross

I believe the answer is:

downright

'thoroughly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'depressed? correct' is the wordplay.
'depressed?' becomes 'down' ('down' can be a synonym of 'depressed').
'correct' becomes 'right' ('right' can be a synonym of 'correct').
'down'+'right'='DOWNRIGHT'

(Other definitions for downright that I've seen before include "Utter, complete" , "Blatant" , "Frank" , "Out-and-out" , "Plain-spoken" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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