Regret going around in a temper, starting to create destruction (7)
I believe the answer is:
ruinate
'create destruction' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'regret going around in a temper starting' is the wordplay.
'regret' becomes 'rue' (to rue something is to regret it).
'going around' is an insertion indicator.
'starting' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'temper' is 't'.
'in'+'a'+'t'='inat'
'rue' enclosing 'inat' is 'RUINATE'.
'to' acts as a link.
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