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Expressing poetic sorrow for something past (7)

Solution has appeared in 4 crosswords (2 across and 2 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,581 — 2023-06-27 23:00:48
  15D: Poetically lamenting something past (7)
• Quick crossword No 16,037 — 2021-09-29 23:00:45
  9A: Mournful — eg Alice (anag) (7)
• Quick crossword No 15,451 — 2019-11-14 00:00:24
  13D: Wistfully mournful (7)
• Quick crossword No 15,386 — 2019-08-29 23:00:08
  7A: Expressing poetic sorrow for something past (7)