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Regretful of being so merry without me (5)

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I believe the answer is:

sorry

'regretful' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'so merry without me' is the wordplay.
'without' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'merry' with 'me' taken away is 'rry'.
'so'+'rry'='SORRY'

'of being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sorry that I've seen before include "pathetic!" , "Contrite" , "I didn't quite catch that?" , "Common apology" , "Regretful, apologetic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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