After pass, don seems remarkably gracious (8,2)

I believe the answer is:

goodness me

'gracious' is the definition.
(interjections!)

'after pass don seems remarkably' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'pass' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'remarkably' is an anagram indicator.
'don'+'seems'='donseems'
'donseems' anagrammed gives 'odnessme'.
'go' put next to 'odnessme' is 'GOODNESS ME'.

(Another definition for goodness me that I've seen is " Well, well!".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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