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Racket heard from elevated lion? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uproar

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'racket' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'heard from elevated lion?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'elevated' could be 'up' (raised up) and 'up' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for uproar that I've seen before include "Turmoil" , "Violent outburst of anger and noise" , "Tumult, noisy ruckus" , "Hubbub, an outburst of angry noise" , "Public expression of outrage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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