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For one buried in fenland see mournful poem (5)

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I believe the answer is:

elegy

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'mournful poem' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'for one buried in fenland see' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'for one' could be 'eg' (both can mean 'for example') and 'eg' is found in the answer.
'see' could be 'ely' (see is a place with a cathedral - e.g. Ely) and 'ely' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
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(Other definitions for elegy that I've seen before include "Sad or reflective poem" , "Poem lamenting the dead" , "Sad work" , "Poetic lament for the dead" , "Dirge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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