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Show dissatisfaction with a bad poem (4)

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I believe the answer is:

mope

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'show dissatisfaction' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'bad poem' is the wordplay.
'bad' is an anagram indicator.
'poem' anagrammed gives 'MOPE'.

'with a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mope that I've seen before include "Go gloomily about" , "Be apathetic or gloomy about poem" , "Be listless and apathetic" , "Be mildly depressed" , "Be listless or depressed" .)

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