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Noise and energy: wild animal! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dingo

'wild animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'noise and energy' is the wordplay.
'noise' becomes 'din' (din can mean a loud noise or disturbance).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'energy' becomes 'go' (go can mean energy or enthusiasm).
'din'+'go'='DINGO'

(Other definitions for dingo that I've seen before include "Wild creature" , "dog running wild" , "Aus. wild dog" , "Want a dog" , "Kipling's "Yellow-Dog"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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