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Gain one's attention with disturbance in street

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interest

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'gain one's attention' is the definition.
'interest' can be an answer for 'gain' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'one's attention' bit.

'disturbance in street' is the wordplay.
'disturbance' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'street'='instreet'
'instreet' anagrammed gives 'INTEREST'.

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for interest that I've seen before include "Curiosity or concern, or a financial stake in (8)" , "Condition of curiosity about amount paid for use of money" , "Money paid by borrower" , "Share in an undertaking" , "Significance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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