Battle Cry' - new reel by English students (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

rebel yell

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'battle cry'' is the definition.
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'new reel by english students' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found in the answer.
'students' could be 'll' (an abbreviation for learner driver written twice) and 'll' is found in the answer.
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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