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Mortification (7)

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I think it could be either:

chagrin

penance

'mortification' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for penance that I've seen before include "Voluntary self-abasement" , "Act of atonement" , "sackcloth and ashes?" , "Amends" , "Punishment for religious wrongdoing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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