Sound covering a curse word (5)

I believe the answer is:

bleep

(Other definitions for bleep that I've seen before include "Short high tone as a signal or warning" , "High-pitched electrical signal" , "(Alarm) pulse" , "Censor" , "Swearing substitute" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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