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Guys without mike sing moving number and start to shake banners (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ensigns

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'banners' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'guys without mike sing moving number' is the wordplay.
'guys' becomes 'men' (guy can mean a man).
'without' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'mike' becomes 'M' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'moving' is an anagram indicator (letters are moved around).
'number' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'men' with 'm' taken out is 'en'.
'sing' anagrammed gives 'sign'.
'en'+'sign'+'s'='ENSIGNS'

'and start to shake' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for ensigns that I've seen before include "Flag" , "Sensing (anag)" , "hauled up on deck?" , "officers? Of lower rank" , "US naval officers" .)

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