Seclusion makes a VIP cry, unfortunately (7)
I believe the answer is:
privacy
'seclusion' is the definition.
(I know that seclusion can be written as privacy)
'a vip cry unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'a'+'vip'+'cry'='avipcry'
'avipcry' with letters rearranged gives 'PRIVACY'.
'makes' is the link.
(Other definitions for privacy that I've seen before include "Seclusion; not being interrupted" , "Personal moments" , "Freedom from public attention" .)