Cried like a miserable fellow (5)
I believe the answer is:
lowed
'cried' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'miserable fellow' is the wordplay.
'miserable' becomes 'low' (synonyms).
'fellow' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'low'+'ed'='LOWED'
'like a' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lowed that I've seen before include "How Jersey communicated" , "made noises like farm animals" , "Mooed" .)