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Sound equipment Nigeria had distributed (7,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearing aid

'sound equipment' is the definition.
(equipment for hearing sound)

'nigeria had distributed' is the wordplay.
'distributed' indicates an anagram.
'nigeria'+'had'='nigeriahad'
'nigeriahad' with letters rearranged gives 'HEARING-AID'.

(Other definitions for hearing aid that I've seen before include "Amplifier for ear" , "Help for the partially deaf" , "asset in court?" , "Ear trumpet" , "Earpiece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Irish Times.
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