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Soccer end rowdy in rising noise (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crescendo

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

'soccer end rowdy' is the wordplay.
'rowdy' is an anagram indicator.
'soccer'+'end'='soccerend'
'soccerend' with letters rearranged gives 'CRESCENDO'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for crescendo that I've seen before include "Intensify" , "rising from piano?" , "In music, a gradual increase in loudness" , "Gradual increase in loudness, musically" , "Gradually increasing in volume" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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