The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REGRETS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REGRETS
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The straight part
We know that "Feels sorry for" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case feels sorry for = regrets.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REGRETS mean?
REGRETS noun- Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
- Dislike; aversion.
- To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- (more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
- To miss; to feel the loss or absence of.