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Noise that might accompany eructation here in Pompeii (3)

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hic

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(Other definitions for hic that I've seen before include "Sound of involuntary diaphragm contraction" , "Sound of inebriation" , "Noise of involuntary diaphragh spasm" , "here in Rome" , "In Latin, here and now - ? et nunc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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