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A sound step (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

footfall

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'a sound' is the first definition.
(footfall is a kind of sound)

'step' is the second definition.
(I know that step can be written as footfall)

(Other definitions for footfall that I've seen before include "Commercial patronage" , "Sound of someone walking" , "Sound of step" , "Customers" .)

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