Make excuses for terrible sepia logo (9)

I believe the answer is:

apologise

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'make excuses for terrible sepia logo' is the definition.
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'terrible sepia logo' is the wordplay.
'terrible' is an anagram indicator.
'sepia'+'logo'='sepialogo'
'sepialogo' is an anagram of 'APOLOGISE'.

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(Other definitions for apologise that I've seen before include "Recognise fault" , "Acknowledge failings" , "Express regret (for action)" , "put things straight" , "Show regret" .)

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