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100 to get banal shout for unwanted sales patter (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

cold call

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'unwanted sales patter' is the definition.
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'100 to get banal shout' is the wordplay.
'100' becomes 'C' (Roman numeral).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'banal' becomes 'old' (I've seen this in another clue).
'shout' becomes 'call' (synonyms).
'c'+'old'+'call'='COLD-CALL'

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(Other definitions for cold call that I've seen before include "Make unsolicited contact to sell something" , "Sales technique" , "make uninvited visits" , "what salespeople can do" , "Unannounced visit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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