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Sh___s from within, heading off ___laws (5)

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roars

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'laws' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for roars that I've seen before include "Calls like lion" , "Bellows, hollers" , "Bellows like a bull" , "'Deep, bellowing bursts of sound (5)'" , "Deep bellows" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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