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Regret, ruefulness (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

remorse

I believe this is a double definition.

'regret' is the first definition.
(remorse is a feeling of regret)

'ruefulness' is the second definition.
(I know that remorse is a type of ruefulness)

(Other definitions for remorse that I've seen before include "Sorrow for wrong committed" , "Regret or sorrow for wrong-doing" , "Sorrow for sin or wrong-doing" , "Pity" , "Distress from a sense of guilt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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