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Crowd noise is crude we hear (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roar

'crowd noise' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'crude we hear' is the wordplay.
'crude' becomes 'raw' (synonyms).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'raw' is a homophone of 'ROAR'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for roar that I've seen before include "Lion's noise" , "The __ of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd (1964 musical)" , "Yell" , "Bawl, bellow" , "Make a loud noise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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