Said to mourn the loss of wealth in a disastrous event (10)
I believe the answer is:
misfortune
'event' is the definition.
(I know that misfortune is a type of event)
'said to mourn the loss of wealth in a disastrous' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' could be 'for' and 'for' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for misfortune that I've seen before include "Adversity - bad luck" , "DISASTER]" .)