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Cracked notes that come to one's ears (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tones

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'come to one's ears' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'cracked notes' is the wordplay.
'cracked' is an anagram indicator.
'notes' with letters rearranged gives 'TONES'.

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tones that I've seen before include "Shades" , "Qualities of colour, music or speech" , "Qualities of people's voices" , "Notes, characters" , "Tints of colour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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