Married to me, cried plaintively (5)
I believe the answer is:
mewed
'cried plaintively' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'married to me' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'wed' (similar in meaning).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'wed' after 'me' is 'MEWED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mewed that I've seen before include "Made cat noise" , "confined" , "cried pitifully" , "made catty remark" .)