The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BLUB
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More clues leading to the result BLUB
- Cry from Daffy, perhaps, being knocked about
- Flipping onion making you cry!
- Cry when tulip, say, knocked over
- Light up to demonstrate greeting?
- Cry, then one needed to lighten up
- Show emotion, seeing spring flower coming up
- Britpop darlings ousting Queen for British No.1 makes you weep
- Over onion, say, cry
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The straight part
We know that "Cry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cry = blub.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BLUB mean?
BLUB noun- The act of blubbing.
- To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval).
- To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.
- (attributively) Swollen, puffed, protruding.