Somewhat outclasses sorry judge (8)
I believe the answer is:
assessor
'judge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'somewhat outclasses sorry' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ASSESSOR' can be found hidden inside 'outclasses sorry'.
(Other definitions for assessor that I've seen before include "One estimating value" , "In his estimation" , "Examiner" , "One who judges" , "Evaluator, estimator" .)