Response producers (7)

I believe the answer is:

stimuli

(Other definitions for stimuli that I've seen before include "Promoters of activity" , "Things that cause a response" , "Incentives, spurs" , "Things that produce a response" , "they provoked reaction" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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