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Lets out cry: 'Don't move a muscle!' (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frees

'lets out' is the definition.
('free' can be a synonym of 'let out')

'cry don't move a muscle' is the wordplay.
'cry' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (cried aloud).
'don't move a muscle' becomes 'freeze' ('freeze' is a command to stay still).
'freeze' is a homophone of 'FREES'.

(Other definitions for frees that I've seen before include "Liberates" , "Releases from confinement" , "Delivers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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