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Penitence, compunction (6)

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I believe the answer is:

regret

This clue is a double definition.

'penitence' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

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

(Other definitions for regret that I've seen before include "Feel sorry about" , "Feel remorse for" , "Bad feeling" , "Lament" , "Feel sad or disappointed about" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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