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Feeling sorrow is married to cruelty (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sadism

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'cruelty' is the definition.
(deriving pleasure from cruelty)

'feeling sorrow is married' is the wordplay.
'feeling sorrow' becomes 'sad' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'married' becomes 'm'.
'sad'+'is'+'m'='SADISM'

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(Other definitions for sadism that I've seen before include "Deliberate cruelty" , "Enjoyment taken in inflicting pain or cruelty" , "Cruel behaviour" , "Delight taken in cruelty" , "Pleasure obtained by inflicting harm" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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