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Regretting line omitted from decree (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ruing

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

'line omitted from decree' is the wordplay.
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'omitted from' is a deletion indicator.
'decree' becomes 'ruling' (I've seen this before).
'ruling' with 'l' taken away is 'RUING'.

(Other definitions for ruing that I've seen before include "Bitterly regretting" , "feeling remorse" , "Feeling sorry for" , "Regretful" , "Having second thoughts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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