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A cast around in the morning, feeling embarrassed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashamed

'feeling embarrassed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a cast around in the morning' is the wordplay.
'cast' becomes 'shed' (shedding is a kind of casting**).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'in the morning' becomes 'am'.
'shed' enclosing 'am' is 'shamed'.
'a'+'shamed'='ASHAMED'

(Other definitions for ashamed that I've seen before include "Sorry" , "Feeling bad, having done something wrong" , "Humiliated" , "Feeling remorse and guilt" , "He's Adam (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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