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The Clue

Word of distress (4 letter answer)

The Answer

ALAS

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Notes

The answer ALAS is very common and appears about once every 28 puzzles.

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Cry of woe
Dejection interjection
Exclamation of woe
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"How awful!"
"Oh dear!"
"Oh no!"
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"___! poor Yorick"
Resigned remark
"Sad to say ..."
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"'Tis a pity"
"Too bad!"
"Wellaway!" updated
"What a pity!"
Wistful word
"Woe is me!"
Woeful cry
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Word of woe
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Cry after failing
Cry said with a sigh
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"Oh, cruel world ..."
"Poor Yorick" preceder
"___! poor Yorick": Shak.
Word in a Stein line
End of a popular Stein line
Word repeated in "Elegy in a Country Churchyard"

Definition

ALA as a noun:

1. a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae"
2. a wing of an insect

ALAS as an adverb:

1. (unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas) = by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"