Derivative of the Real Part of a Complex Function (Mathematica)

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Why doesn't this work:
D [ Re[ Exp[u + 10*I] ], u ] /. u->0.5
When I type in this:
Code:
D [
      Re[
           Exp[u + 10*I]
        ],
           u
   ]    /.  u->0.5
I get this output:
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Of course, I could just put the Re outside and the D inside, but it would be nice to know what is wrong with the above. What's with the Re' in the output?
 
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