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Loud word about axis (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rowdy

'loud' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'word about axis' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'axis' becomes 'y' (**).
'word' anagrammed gives 'rowd'.
'rowd'+'y'='ROWDY'

(Other definitions for rowdy that I've seen before include "yob" , "Loud and disorderly" , "Noisy and disorderly" , "Boisterous" , "Raucous" .)

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