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Energy discharging around wharf, making a racket (3-8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ear-piercing

'making a racket' is the definition.
(ear-piercing means very loud)

'energy discharging around wharf' is the wordplay.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mci).
'discharging' becomes 'arcing' (arcing is electrical discharge).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'wharf' becomes 'pier' (I've seen this before).
'arcing' enclosing 'pier' is 'arpiercing'.
'e'+'arpiercing'='EAR-PIERCING'

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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