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Regretted being offensive to the audience (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rued

'regretted' is the definition.
('rue' can be a synonym of 'regret')

'offensive to the audience' is the wordplay.
'offensive' becomes 'rude'.
'to the audience' shows a homophone (sound like).
'rude' sounds like 'RUED'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for rued that I've seen before include "was remorseful" , "Was sorry" , "Bitterly regretted" , "Was contrite about" , "'Regretted, repented (4)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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