Acknowledgment of guilt or error (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

mea culpa

(Other definitions for mea culpa that I've seen before include "Old Roman admission of guilt" , "Acknowledgment of error or guilt" , "Admission of guilt by the old Romans" , "Admission of error (Latin)" , "Sorry!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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