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Regret shown in Peru especially (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rue

'regret' is the definition.
(to rue something is to regret it)

'in peru especially' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'RUE' is hidden in the letters of 'peru especially'.

'shown' is the link.

(Other definitions for rue that I've seen before include "Plant producing oil" , "Bitter-tasting herb" , "Regret the bitter herb" , "Wish not to have been" , "Regret - wild shrub" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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