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Cries, making the commanding officer so upset! (4)

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I believe the answer is:

coos

'cries' is the definition.
(coo is a kind of cry)

'the commanding officer so upset' is the wordplay.
'the commanding officer' becomes 'co'.
'upset' is a reversal indicator.
'so' reversed gives 'os'.
'co'+'os'='COOS'

'making' is the link.

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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