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Be sorry for a doctor given the runaround (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mourn

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'be sorry' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with human feelings as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'doctor given the runaround' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'mo' (medical officer).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the runaround' becomes 'urn' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mo'+'urn'='MOURN'

'for a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mourn that I've seen before include "'Miss'" , "Keen" , "Weep for" , "Express sadness" , "Show sorrow at death" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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