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Hopeless Lacking Purpose Crossword Clue

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28%9 Doctor outclassed, lacking depth in hopeless endeavour
noun

• a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

28%15Lacking energy, hopeless - found God out here?
noun

• (formal) extreme depression

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The Guardian Cryptic17 Apr 2006 Across 10 NOUSE
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