Cry when shut out of the job centre (5)
I believe the answer is:
shout
'cry' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'shut out of the job centre' is the wordplay.
'out of' is an insertion indicator (some letters on the outside of others).
'centre' says to take the centre.
The middle letter of 'job' is 'o'.
'shut' going around 'o' is 'SHOUT'.
'when' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for shout that I've seen before include "Yell" , "bellow" , "Utter a loud cry" , "(Statement) with opposite sense intended" , "Call loudly" .)