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Sorry about the dud cake (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sad

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'sorry' is the definition.
(I know that sorry can be written as sad)

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(Other definitions for sad that I've seen before include "A form of depression in winter, initially" , "Mournful and depressed" , "low" , "Sorrowful, unhappy" , "Melancholy, downhearted" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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