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A very strong beam reveals disturbance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

affray

'disturbance' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a very strong beam' is the wordplay.
'very strong' becomes 'ff' (musical abbreviation for fortissimo, 'very strong').
'beam' becomes 'ray' (synonyms).
'a'+'ff'+'ray'='AFFRAY'

'reveals' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for affray that I've seen before include "A fight or riot in public" , "commotion" , "Noisy disturbance" , "Breach of the peace by public rioting" , "Disturbance in public place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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