Circles ‘misfit’ sadly in judgement of one’s worth (4-9)

I believe the answer is:

self-criticism

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'judgement of one's worth' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'circles misfit sadly' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'circles'+'misfit'='circlesmisfit'
'circlesmisfit' is an anagram of 'SELF-CRITICISM'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for self-criticism that I've seen is " Readiness to detect one's own failings".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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