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Cry: something kicked, did you say? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bawl

'cry' is the definition.
(I know this)

'something kicked did you say?' is the wordplay.
'something kicked' becomes 'ball' (eg a football).
'did you say?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'ball' sounds like 'BAWL'.

(Other definitions for bawl that I've seen before include "Loudly greet" , "wail of discontent" , "Shout; sounds like dance" , "Shout or cry noisily" , "Weep noisily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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