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Loudly call for squeeze (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wring

'for squeeze' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'loudly call' is the wordplay.
'loudly' shows a homophone (sound like) (when spoken - not silently).
'call' becomes 'ring' (telephone call).
'ring' sounds like 'WRING'.

(Other definitions for wring that I've seen before include "Extract moisture from" , "Squeeze moisture (from)" , "Twist and compress" , "Twist forcibly" , "Squeeze and twist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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