Sleep stopper (5)

I believe the answer is:

noise

(Other definitions for noise that I've seen before include "Clamour" , "Sound, disagreeable perhaps" , "Static - sound" , "Loud sound; bruit" , "Virgil's birthplace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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