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Discharge from the chamber, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rheum

'discharge' is the definition.
(I know that rheum is a type of discharge)

'chamber say' is the wordplay.
'chamber' becomes 'room' (I've seen this before).
'say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'room' is a homophone of 'RHEUM'.

'from the' is the link.

(Other definitions for rheum that I've seen before include "that's rather snotty?" , "Flowing water" , "Poetic tears" , "Watery discharge from eyes or nose" , "Watery stuff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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