Feeling of failure (5)

I believe the answer is:

shame

(Other definitions for shame that I've seen before include "Disgrace - Salman Rushdie novel" , "Disgrace, ignominy" , "Regrettable thing" , "disgraceful" , "Feeling of humiliation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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