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Words of condolence may be expensive, darling (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

dear dear

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'words of condolence may' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'expensive darling' is the wordplay.
'expensive' becomes 'dear' (similar in meaning).
'darling' becomes 'dear' (synonyms).
'dear'+'dear'='DEAR DEAR'

'be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dear dear that I've seen before include "Expression of dismay" , "That's a pity!" , "Too bad!" .)

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