Sound of an explosion (5)

I believe the answer is:

blast

(Other definitions for blast that I've seen before include "Noise of explosion" , "Severe reprimand; strong gust" , "Great time: explosion" , "Mild expletive - sharp explosion" , "Effect of explosion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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