Tale of ___ (sob story) (3)

I believe the answer is:

woe

(Other definitions for woe that I've seen before include "Archaic sorrow or distress" , "Grief, misery" , "Misfortune" , "'Wednesday's child is full of ...'" , "Archaic sorrow or grief" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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