Wife disturbed pet and cried (4)
I believe the answer is:
wept
'cried' is the definition.
('weep' can be a synonym of 'cry')
'wife disturbed pet' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'disturbed' is an anagram indicator (the order of letters is disturbed).
'pet' anagrammed gives 'ept'.
'w'+'ept'='WEPT'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for wept that I've seen before include "Was unhappy" , "Exclude, prohibit" , ""Jesus ___" (St John's Gospel, xi. 35)" , "lamented" , "Shed tears of grief" .)