Show grief, crossly ignoring a terrible loss (3)
I believe the answer is:
cry
'loss' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cry that I've seen before include "Don't . . . over spilt milk" , "Blubber" , "Shout - weep" , "produce tears" , "Sob or shout" .)