Are you such a sight when abjectly apologetic? (5)
I believe the answer is:
sorry
'apologetic?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'are you such a sight when abjectly' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'such' could be 'so' and 'so' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sorry that I've seen before include "Feeling penitence" , "Penitent; regrettable" , "I didn't quite catch that?" , "Contrite" , "Rueful" .)