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The Clue

Reason to cry "Alas!" (3 letter answer)

The Answer

WOE

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Notes

The answer WOE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.

Related Clues

Affliction
Agony
Anguish
Calamity
Distress
Grief
Hardship
Heartbreak
"___ is me!"
Misery
Misfortune
"Oh, ___!"
Sorrow
Suffering
Trouble
Bad news
Baneful thing
Blue state?
Cry of grief
Job experience?
Me, to a griever?
"Sea of troubles"
Trial and tribulation
Fate of Wednesday's child
Lot of Wednesday's child
Tsuris, so to speak
Me, it's often said
What Wednesday's child is full of

Definition

WOE as a noun:

1. (suffering, woe) = misery resulting from affliction
2. (woe, woefulness) = intense mournfulness