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Audible cheering is produced in a flash (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lightning

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'a flash' is the definition.
(lightning is a kind of flash)

'audible cheering is produced in' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for lightning that I've seen before include "Natural flash of light" , "Precaution against electrical storms" , "Natural electrical discharge" , "Electric discharge in the atmosphere" , "Very quick" .)

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