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Half contradicted mean and beastly outburst (6)

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I believe the answer is:

bellow

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'beastly outburst' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'half contradicted mean' is the wordplay.
'half' suggests halving the letters.
'contradicted' becomes 'belied' ('belie' can be a synonym of 'contradict').
'mean' becomes 'low' (both can mean nasty or dishonourable).
'belied' with half the letters taken is 'bel'.
'bel'+'low'='BELLOW'

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(Other definitions for bellow that I've seen before include "Loud and deep roar" , "Shout; Saul --, novelist" , "Roar loudly" , "Roar like a bull" , "Loud deep sound as by bull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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