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Sound of a hinge breaking? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neigh

'sound' is the definition.
(neigh is a kind of sound)

'a hinge breaking?' is the wordplay.
'breaking?' is an anagram indicator.
'hinge' is an anagram of 'NEIGH'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for neigh that I've seen before include "heard on the farm" , "Whicker" , "Sound coming from Ben Nevis" , "Comment from stallion" , "Cry coming from mount" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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