Poem or song of mourning or lamentation such as that written by Ralph Waldo Emerson on the death of his son in 1842 (8)
I believe the answer is:
threnody
(Other definitions for threnody that I've seen before include "Do try hen (anag.)" , "Dirge" , "A song of lamentation" , "A lament" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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