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Sorry, it’s slow, four runs? Out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sorrowful

'sorry' is the definition.
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'slow four runs? out' is the wordplay.
'runs?' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'slow'+'four'+'r'='slowfourr'
'slowfourr' anagrammed gives 'SORROWFUL'.

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for sorrowful that I've seen before include "Unhappy" , "Grief-stricken" , "Sad, dejected" , "Miserable" , "Melancholy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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