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High-pitched cries question replacing Trump at the last opportunity in talks (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

squeaks

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'opportunity in talks' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'high-pitched cries question replacing trump at the last' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'question' could be 'qu' (abbreviation) and 'qu' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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