You and I record small sobs (5)

I believe the answer is:

weeps

'sobs' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'you and i record small' is the wordplay.
'you and i' becomes 'we'.
'record' becomes 'ep'.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'we'+'ep'+'s'='WEEPS'

(Other definitions for weeps that I've seen before include "Sobs" , "Sheds tears" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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