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Goodness me, such infernal clangers! (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hells bells

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'goodness me' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'infernal clangers' is the wordplay.
'infernal' becomes 'hells' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'clangers' becomes 'bells' (things which make clanging noises).
'hells'+'bells'='HELLS BELLS'

'such' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hells bells that I've seen before include "Those with a ring of fire" , "dammit?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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