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Pays unfairly and cries! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yaps

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'cries' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'pays unfairly' is the wordplay.
'unfairly' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'pays' anagrammed gives 'YAPS'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for yaps that I've seen before include "Barks" , "shrill sounds" , "Chatters" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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