Emulates Niobe (6)
I believe the answer is:
mourns
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">emulates niobe</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 mourns that I've seen before include "Laments the loss of" , "Grieves for, feels sorrow for dead" , "Feels loss" .)