Gestapo log is eager to show remorse (9)
I believe the answer is:
apologise
'gestapo log is eager to show remorse' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'gestapo log is eager to show' is the wordplay.
'to show' indicates a hidden word.
'APOLOGISE' is hidden in the letters of 'gestapo log is eager'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apologise that I've seen before include "Show regret" , "put things straight" , "Say sorry, my mistake" , "Express regret (for action)" , "Acknowledge failings" .)