The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELEGY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ELEGY
- Artistic appreciation almost stifling member’s dismal verse
- Member overcome by English youth leader’s lament
- Found in tel, Egyptian poem
- Poem for example written in cathedral city
- Sombre song for one entering Anglican cathedral site
- Funeral poem, say, written in cathedral city
- . Lament case of envy holding posh girl back
- Song of mourning, for instance, penned in a famous cathedral
- Editor’s leader on the reason for reciting poem
- Requiem, for example, held in cathedral city
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The straight part
We know that "dismal verse" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dismal verse = elegy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ELEGY mean?
ELEGY noun- A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- A composition of mournful character.