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Cry 'Oh!' out loud when shut out (5)

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I believe the answer is:

shout

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'cry' is the definition.
(I know that cry can be written as shout)

'oh out loud when shut out' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'oh' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'shut' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for shout that I've seen before include "bellow" , "Utter a loud cry" , "Call loudly" , "Loud call" , "Noise" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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