Sit near suspect, crying (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
in tears
'crying' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sit near suspect' is the wordplay.
'suspect' is an anagram indicator.
'sit'+'near'='sitnear'
'sitnear' is an anagram of 'IN TEARS'.
(Other definitions for in tears that I've seen before include "Maudlin" , "sadly" , "Very unhappy" , "Crying" , "Weeping" .)