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Glendower's land heard plaintive cries (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wails

'cries' is the definition.
(wailing is a kind of crying)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for wails that I've seen before include "Grieves" , "Cries" , "Laments loudly" .)

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