Cry of musophobia (3)

I believe the answer is:

eek

(Other definitions for eek that I've seen before include "Sound of alarm" , "Cry of alarm" , "Alarmed expression" , "fearful cry" , "Expression of mild alarm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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