What overwrought actors do in the wings? (3,3)
I believe the answer is:
cry off
'do in the wings?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a verb in its base form which matches the answer.
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cry off that I've seen before include "Drop out or withdraw - in tears?" , "Withdraw from engagement - in tears" , "Fail to keep an arrangement" , "Pull out" , "Back out (from an agreement)" .)