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Guilt regarding dubious social conventions (7)

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remorse

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'guilt' is the definition.
(feeling guilty)

'regarding dubious social conventions' is the wordplay.
'regarding' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'dubious social conventions' becomes 'morse' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
're'+'morse'='REMORSE'

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(Other definitions for remorse that I've seen before include "compassion" , "Sorrow for wrongs committed" , "Gnawing pain of conscience" , "Regret for wrong" , "Distress from a sense of guilt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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