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Head run out without being aurally registered? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

unheard

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'without being aurally registered?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'head run out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'head'+'run'='headrun'
'headrun' is an anagram of 'UNHEARD'.

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(Other definitions for unheard that I've seen before include "Not picked up" , "as children, ideally?" , "Lacking an audience" , "Not listened to" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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