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Start of an apology (3)

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I believe the answer is:

mea

'start of an apology' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for mea that I've seen is " My fault - . . . culpa".)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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