Griever's exclamation
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">griever's exclamation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for alas that I've seen before include "Archaic exclamation of sorrow or regret" , "-- and alack!" , "Expression of grief or misfortune" , "More's the pity" , "By bad luck" .)