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Regretted (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rued

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">regretted</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('rue' can be a synonym of 'regret')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for rued that I've seen before include "'Regretted, repented (4)'" , "was remorseful" , "Was contrite about" , "Bitterly regretted" , "Was sorry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, The Irish Times, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate, The Telegraph, the Newsday, the LA Times, The Sun, the USA Today and The Times.
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