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In what manner Heather is crying (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

howling

'is crying' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in what manner heather' is the wordplay.
'in what manner' becomes 'how' ('how' can be a synonym of 'in what manner').
'heather' becomes 'ling' ('ling' can be a synonym of 'heather').
'how'+'ling'='HOWLING'

(Another definition for howling that I've seen is " (Dog) baying; Cold Comfort Farm village".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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