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Are a scream about the allotment! (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

share-out

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'the allotment' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'are a scream about' is the wordplay.
'a scream' becomes 'shout' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'are' put within 'shout' is 'SHARE-OUT'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for share-out that I've seen is " Distribute".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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