Cryptic crossword clue
The definition of this sounds rude! 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REGRETTED

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What does REGRETTED mean?

REGRETTED verb
  1. 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.
  2. (more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
  3. To miss; to feel the loss or absence of.

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