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Some dropshot I sliced, regretting miss (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

otis

'regretting miss' is the definition.
(Miss Otis Regrets is a song)

'some dropshot i sliced' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'OTIS' is hidden in the letters of 'dropshot i sliced'.

(Other definitions for otis that I've seen before include "Miss -- Regrets, Cole Porter song" , "Lift man" , "Cole Porter's miss who was "unable to lunch today"" , "lift company" , "Place of worship; side part of head" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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