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Breathe without sound (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exhale

'breathe' is the definition.
(exhaling is a kind of breathing)

'without sound' is the wordplay.
'without' becomes 'ex' (I've seen this in other clues).
'sound' becomes 'hale' ('hale' can be a synonym of 'sound'**).
'ex'+'hale'='EXHALE'

(Other definitions for exhale that I've seen before include "send forth wind" , "Emit breath" , "Joint of chicken" , "produce emissions" , "Discharge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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