Crying convulsively (7)
I believe the answer is:
sobbing
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">crying convulsively</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sobbing that I've seen before include "Crying loudly" , "Crying convulsively" .)