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No cry out for friend (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crony

'friend' is the definition.
(crony is a kind of friend)

'no cry out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'no'+'cry'='nocry'
'nocry' is an anagram of 'CRONY'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for crony that I've seen before include "China" , "Intimate companion" , "mate" , "Corny (anag.)" , "Sidekick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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