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Audibly cry out for massage (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knead

'massage' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'audibly cry out for' is the wordplay.
'audibly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'cry out for' becomes 'need' (I've seen this before).
'need' sounds like 'KNEAD'.

(Other definitions for knead that I've seen before include "Work with finger movements" , "Work (dough/clay)" , "Somehow work in" , "Massage - naked (anag)" , "Pummel dough" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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