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Cries, even tears up, from that time (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

ever since

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'up from that time' is the definition.
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'cries even tears' is the wordplay.
'tears' is an anagram indicator.
'cries'+'even'='crieseven'
'crieseven' anagrammed gives 'EVER SINCE'.

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