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Cried upon finding me married (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mewed

'cried' is the definition.
(mew means a cat's cry)

'upon finding me married' is the wordplay.
'upon finding' says to put letters next to each other.
'married' becomes 'wed' (wed can mean married).
'me'+'wed' is 'MEWED'.

(Other definitions for mewed that I've seen before include "cried pitifully" , "Made cat noise" , "made catty remark" , "confined" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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