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Noisy crowd support for the Lions? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roars

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'lions?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for roars that I've seen before include "Bellows like a bull" , "Sounds like a lion" , "Bellows, hollers" , "'Deep, bellowing bursts of sound (5)'" , "Calls like lion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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