The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 2 letter word PARDON ME
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More clues leading to the result PARDON ME
- Sorry old man, turning modern
- . I’m sorry name-drop is inappropriate
- ‘I’ve offended you’; ‘I’ve been offended by you’
- Standard church feature contains little new, I’m sorry
- Level with Mafia boss, and yours truly may be sorry
- Teacher wearing a perm, awfully sorry?
- Sorry fellow more disheartened coming below average
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "awfully sorry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case awfully sorry = pardon me.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.