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Was sorry to have sounded uncivil (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rued

'was sorry' is the definition.
(to rue something is to regret it)

'sounded uncivil' is the wordplay.
'sounded' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'uncivil' becomes 'rude' (synonyms).
'rude' is a homophone of 'RUED'.

'to have' is the link.

(Other definitions for rued that I've seen before include "Was contrite about" , "'Regretted, repented (4)'" , "Bitterly regretted" , "Was sorry" , "was remorseful" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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