Possible Clues:

• Sign of distress in Spooner's dull head
• Sign of woe when summit's interrupted by otologist?
• Mournful globule from predator
• Sign of distress when predator springs out
• A sad sign offering rent reduction
• Globule of moisture indicating distress
• Run and dive for pearl
• There may be sadness when one is seen to fall
• Evidence of disappointment finally felt over pendant?
• Predator moved to show a sign of distress