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Weeping after end of strict dressing-down (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tearful

'weeping' is the definition.
(I know that weeping can be written as tearful)

'after end of strict dressing-down' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'end of' says to take the final letters.
'dressing-down' becomes 'earful' (I've seen this in another clue).
The last letter of 'strict' is 't'.
't' next to 'earful' is 'TEARFUL'.

(Other definitions for tearful that I've seen before include "Inclined to cry" , "emotional" , "Weepy" , "visibly distressed" , "crying" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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