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"Regrettably ..." (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alas

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">regrettably</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('alas' is said before regrettable news)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for alas that I've seen before include "By bad luck" , "Proper, respectable" , "What a shame!" , "Antipodean island state" , "Sad expression" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Universal, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Irish Times, the Newsday, the USA Today, The Independent and The Sun.
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