Our side at PT showed distress (4)

I believe the answer is:

wept

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'showed distress' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'our side at pt' is the wordplay.
'our side' becomes 'we'.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'we'+'pt'='WEPT'

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(Other definitions for wept that I've seen before include "Was unhappy" , "Sobbed heavily" , "Cried, sobbed" , "Exclude, prohibit" , ""Jesus __" (shortest verse in the King James Bible)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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