Soft plaintive whine (7)

I believe the answer is:

whimper

(Other definitions for whimper that I've seen before include "Cry feebly or plaintively" , "Sob" , "Cry weakly or softly" , "Whine" , "Complaint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Telegraph.

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