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Shed tears and took test again (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resat

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'took test again' is the definition.

'shed tears' is the wordplay.
'tears' anagrams to 'RESAT'.
But, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for resat that I've seen before include "did test again" , "Tried to pass again" , "was tested again" , "went back to the paper" , "Took another chance to pass" .)

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