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Noisy rumour (6)

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report

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(Other definitions for report that I've seen before include "Sharp sound of a gun firing" , "Spoken/written account" , "Account; loud noise" , "result of firing?" , "Formal account of a matter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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