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Holding racket inside (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

din

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'holding racket inside' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'holding racket inside' is the wordplay.
'inside' indicates a hidden word.
'DIN' is hidden within 'holding racket'.

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(Other definitions for din that I've seen before include "'Loud, harsh noise (3)'" , "'Continuous, unpleasant noise (3)'" , "Loud and long noise" , "Loud harsh hoise" , "Unwanted noise" .)

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