Mournful cry (4)
I believe the answer is:
wail
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">mournful cry</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for wail that I've seen before include "Whimper" , "Mournful cry" , "Prolonged cry" , "Cry, moan" , "Lamentation" .)