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Evidence of being discussed in audible range? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earshot

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'in audible range?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'evidence of being' is the wordplay.
'evidence of' becomes 'ear' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'being' becomes 'shot' (shot is a kind of being).
'ear'+'shot'='EARSHOT'

'discussed' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for earshot that I've seen before include "Hot ears (anag.)" , "Within which we hear" , "To share (anag)" , "Range over which one may hear or be heard" , "catching distance?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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