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Comedian’s mocking cry absorbing street (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jester

'comedian's' is the definition.
(jester is a kind of comedian)

'mocking cry absorbing street' is the wordplay.
'mocking cry' becomes 'jeer' (a jeer is a mocking cry or taunt).
'absorbing' is an insertion indicator.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'jeer' going around 'st' is 'JESTER'.

(Other definitions for jester that I've seen before include "Yorick" , "Court joker" , "one entertaining in court" , "Royal comedian" , "Court humorist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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