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Against hearing sound of relative? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anti

'against' is the definition.
(prefix meaning against)

'hearing sound of relative?' is the wordplay.
'hearing sound of' shows a homophone (sound like).
'relative?' becomes 'auntie' (auntie is a kind of relative).
'auntie' sounds like 'ANTI'.

(Other definitions for anti that I've seen before include "Opposition member" , "'No' voter" , "Person opposed" , "on the other side" , "not favoured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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