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Gloomy supporters will, if their team's doing badly (9)

Ross

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cheerless

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'gloomy' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for cheerless that I've seen before include "not hip?" , "Miserable" , "Dreary" , "Gloomy, depressing" , "Bleak" .)

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