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Cut from octopus - sorry about that! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oops

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'sorry about that' is the definition.
'oops' can be an answer for 'sorry' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the rest of the definition.

'cut from octopus' is the wordplay.
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'octopus' with 'cut' taken out is 'OOPS'.

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(Other definitions for oops that I've seen before include "Something's been spilt!" , "The sound of stupidity" , "I've messed up" , "Exclamation after mistake or minor accident" , "My bad" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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