A cry, little lady, a cry of pain! (5)

I believe the answer is:

miaow

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'a cry' is the definition.
(I know that miaow is a type of cry)

'little lady a cry of pain' is the wordplay.
'little lady' becomes 'mia' (I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'a cry of pain' becomes 'ow' (exclamation of pain).
'mia'+'ow'='MIAOW'

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(Other definitions for miaow that I've seen before include "beastly sound" , "that the Queen's going?" , "Cat-call" , "Cry of a cat" , "Cat call?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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