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There's a little thought for each cry (7)

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I believe the answer is:

whimper

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'cry' is the definition.
(I know that whimper is a more specific form of the action cry)

'there's a little thought for each' is the wordplay.
'there's' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a little thought' becomes 'whim' (whim is a kind of thought. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'for each' becomes 'per' (per person).
'whim' next to 'per' is 'WHIMPER'.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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