Sound-alike word (7)

I believe the answer is:

homonym

(Other definitions for homonym that I've seen before include "Word having different meanings" , "Word looking or sounding the same as another" , "Kind (meaning helpful) in relation to kind (meaning sort), for example" , "Word of same spelling or sound but with different meaning" , "similar-sounding name" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

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