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Shame (5)

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'shame' is the definition.
(I know that shame can be written as pity)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for pity that I've seen before include "Matter for regret" , "Feel compassion for" , "Commiseration" , "Sympathise with" , "Sympathy for the suffering of another" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Mirror.
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