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He sounds a note (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ray

'he' is the definition.

'sounds a note' is the wordplay.
'sounds' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'a note' becomes 're'.
're' is a homophone of 'RAY'.

(Other definitions for ray that I've seen before include "Narrow beam of light" , "bit of sunshine" , "may be electric" , "Flatfish or sunbeam" , "Column of light on the fish?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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