Ringing about that man in Gateshead (7)

I believe the answer is:

chiming

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'ringing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'that man in gateshead' is the wordplay.
'that' becomes 'c' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'man' becomes 'him'.
'gateshead' becomes 'g' (head letter of 'gates').
'c'+'him'+'in'+'g'='CHIMING'

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(Other definitions for chiming that I've seen before include "Ringing" , "Pealing; agreeing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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