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Shout about ridiculously young leaders (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cry

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

'about ridiculously young leaders' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa'**).
'leaders' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'ridiculously young' is 'ry'.
'c'+'ry'='CRY'

(Other definitions for cry that I've seen before include "Sound of pain or grief" , "Shed tears" , "Call" , "Blubber" , "Don't . . . over spilt milk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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