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Cries out "yes", for about £50 (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yells

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'cries out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'yes for about ps50' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'yes' could be 'y' and 'y' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ells' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for yells that I've seen before include "Screams" , "Cries out" , "Shouts loudly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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