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Blasphemy? I’m a matter for regret around Close in Carlisle (7)

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I believe the answer is:

impiety

'blasphemy?' is the definition.
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'i'm a matter for regret around close in carlisle' is the wordplay.
'a matter for regret' becomes 'pity' (a pity is a shame or regrettable outcome).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'close in' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'carlisle' is 'e'.
'pity' enclosing 'e' is 'piety'.
'im'+'piety'='IMPIETY'

(Other definitions for impiety that I've seen before include "sacrilege" , "Irreligion" , "godlessness" , "Irreverence, profanity" , "Lack of reverence" .)

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