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Sorry a girl's lost, that is (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sad

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'sorry a girl's lost that is' is the definition.
'sad' can be an answer for 'sorry' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the remainder of the definition.

'sorry a girl's lost' is the wordplay.
'sorry' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in a sorry state).
'girl's' becomes 'ada's' (girl's name).
'lost' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'adas' with 'a' taken out is 'das'.
'das' with letters rearranged gives 'SAD'.

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(Other definitions for sad that I've seen before include "grey" , "Despondent" , "Dejected" , "Deplorable" , "Doleful" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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