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Pale sort of ring (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peal

'ring' is the definition.
(I know that peal is a more specific form of ring)

'pale sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' indicates an anagram.
'pale' is an anagram of 'PEAL'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for peal that I've seen before include "Deep prolonged sound" , "Loud burst of thunder - or laughter" , "Pale over sound of bells" , "Prolonged sound of a bell" , "Ring recurrently" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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