A far cry from Doyle (5)

I believe the answer is:

yodel

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'a far cry' is the definition.
'yodel' can be an answer for 'cry' (yodel is a kind of cry). I am not sure about the 'a far' bit.

'from doyle' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'doyle' with letters rearranged gives 'YODEL'.

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(Other definitions for yodel that I've seen before include "mountain air?" , "Warbling voice" , "Alpine song or call" , "Sing in intermittent falsetto" , "Loftily call" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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