Sobbed (4)
I believe the answer is:
wept
'sobbed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for wept that I've seen before include "lamented" , "Shed tears of grief" , "Cried, sobbed" , "Exclude, prohibit" , ""Jesus __" (shortest verse in the King James Bible)" .)