Around noon US radio played T. Rex? (8)

I believe the answer is:

dinosaur

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'played t rex?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'around noon us radio' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates an anagram.
'noon' becomes 'n'.
'n'+'us'+'radio'='nusradio'
'nusradio' is an anagram of 'DINOSAUR'.

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(Other definitions for dinosaur that I've seen before include "Eg, triceratops" , "Extinct land reptile" , "Extinct beast" , "Large extinct creature" , "Extinct reptilian animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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