"What a shame" (4)
'what a shame' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for alas that I've seen before include "Unhappily" , "-- and alack!" , "Expression of grief or misfortune" , "By bad luck" , "Proper, respectable" .)
'what a shame' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pity that I've seen before include "Cause for regret" , "Sympathy for the suffering of another" , "Feel compassion for" , "Sorrow, compassion" , "Matter for regret" .)