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Shoot beginning last amusing people (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoots

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'beginning last amusing people' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'shoot' is the wordplay.
'shoot' anagrams to 'HOOTS'.
However, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for hoots that I've seen before include "Jeers" , "provoking expression of irritation" , "Owl calls" , "Owls' cries" , "Makes cry like an owl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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