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Abashed, wait to make good (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hangdog

'abashed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wait to make good' is the wordplay.
'wait' becomes 'hang'.
'to make' becomes 'do' (doing is a kind of making).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'hang'+'do'+'g'='HANGDOG'

(Other definitions for hangdog that I've seen before include "Ashamed (expression)" , "Downcast (expression)" , "Looking guilty" , "With a sneaking, cowed look" , "Suspend canine with shamefaced look" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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