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I believe the answer is:

rasp

(Other definitions for rasp that I've seen before include "sort of berry?" , "Coarse file or grating sound" , "Make a grating noise" , "Grating noise; file" , "Grate; scrape" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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