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Giggles looking at unusual gorillas' hairy, snarling faces (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laughs

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'giggles' is the definition.
(giggling is a type of laughter)

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(Other definitions for laughs that I've seen before include "Shows amusement" , "Expresses mirth" , "Splits one's sides" , "Jokes" , "He who ... last, ... longest, they say" .)

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