Shortened cryptic lamentations for the dead (9)

I believe the answer is:

threnodes

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'lamentations for the dead' is the definition.
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'shortened cryptic' is the wordplay.
'cryptic' is an anagram indicator (a cryptic or obscure order of the letters).
'shortened' is an anagram of 'THRENODES'.

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(Another definition for threnodes that I've seen is " Lamentations".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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