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Second best son cries (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

screams

'cries' is the definition.
(scream is a kind of cry)

'second best son' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'best' becomes 'cream' (I've seen this before).
'son' becomes 's'.
's'+'cream'+'s'='SCREAMS'

(Other definitions for screams that I've seen before include "Shouts" , "Shrill cries" , "Yells" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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