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Public announcements of secret rites (6,5)

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I believe the answer is:

street cries

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'public announcements' is the definition.
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'of secret rites' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates anagramming the letters (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'secret'+'rites'='secretrites'
'secretrites' anagrammed gives 'STREET CRIES'.

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