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Group of rowers fed, we can hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eight

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'group of rowers' is the definition.
'eight' can be an answer for 'rowers' (eight can mean a crew of eight rowers). I am not certain of the 'group of' bit.

'fed we can hear' is the wordplay.
'fed' becomes 'ate' ('eat' can be a synonym of 'feed').
'we can hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'ate' sounds like 'EIGHT'.

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(Other definitions for eight that I've seen before include "Four twos" , "Pints in gallon" , "Number (with pieces?)" , "Number that figures in ice-skating?" , "Number for rowers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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