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Groan inducer, sometimes (3)

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I believe the answer is:

pun

(Other definitions for pun that I've seen before include "joke" , "Form of wordplay" , "A play on words, may be funny" , "Humorous play on words" , "A play on words, not really wit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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