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Cries of shrikes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrieks

'cries' is the definition.
(shriek is a kind of cry)

'of shrikes' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'shrikes' anagrammed gives 'SHRIEKS'.

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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