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Report of examination relating to the ears (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aural

'relating to the ears' is the definition.
(relating to hearing)

'report of examination' is the wordplay.
'report of' shows a homophone (sound like).
'examination' becomes 'oral' (oral examination is a kind of examination).
'oral' is a homophone of 'AURAL'.

(Other definitions for aural that I've seen before include "Relating to sense of hearing" , "Relating to the hearing organs" , "musical perception" , "of the listener" , "To do with hearing or the ears" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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