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Beastly noise the reason tattooist might stop? (4)

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oink

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(Other definitions for oink that I've seen before include "farmyard noise" , "Noise made by a pig" , "What farmer hears" , "Porker's cry" , "Pig's noise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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