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Hearing-related ... and what's spelled out by eight words in this puzzle when you say them out loud (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

auditory

(Other definitions for auditory that I've seen before include "Related to the sense of hearing" , "as one hears" , "Via the ears" , "Relating to hearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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