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Rattle made by vibrating teeth of ratchet (7)

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I believe the answer is:

chatter

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'rattle' is the definition.
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'of ratchet' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'ratchet' is an anagram of 'CHATTER'.

'made by vibrating teeth' is the link.
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(Other definitions for chatter that I've seen before include "Informal talk" , "Talk noisily" , "Prattle" , "Insignificant talk" , "Gas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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