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Cut it and keep quiet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cackle

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This clue could be a double definition.

'cut' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'it and keep quiet' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for cackle that I've seen before include "Loud laugh, like a witch perhaps" , "Sound of a hen after laying an egg" , "Unpleasant laugh" , "Goose talk (sometimes cut)" , "Loud laugh, like a hen" .)

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