Pays attention to sounds (7)

I believe the answer is:

listens

'pays attention to sounds' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for listens that I've seen before include "Follows advice" , "Hears with intention" , "Lends an ear" , "Pays attention to sounds" , "Heeds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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