Cry of woe (4)
'cry of woe' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for alas that I've seen before include "I'm sorry to say" , "Sad to say!" , "Antipodean island state" , "Regretfully!" , "Oh dear!" .)
'cry of woe' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for wail that I've seen before include "Prolonged cry" , "Cry of grief" , "Cry of lament" , "(Make a) plaintive cry" , "Long cry, as of siren" .)