Pity (5)
'pity' is the definition.
(I know that pity can be written as shame)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for shame that I've seen before include "Regrettable thing" , "Disgrace, ignominy" , "pity!" , "show up" , "Feeling of humiliation" .)
'pity' is the definition.
(I know that pity can be written as compassion)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for compassion that I've seen before include "Kindness" , "Fellow-feeling" , "Sympathy for another's suffering" .)
'pity' is the definition.
(as opposed to ruthlessness)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ruth that I've seen before include "Girl's name and Old Testament Book" , "See 17 Down" , "OT female, book about her" , "Girl's name - compassion" , "Pity - grief - Old Testament book" .)