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Sounds like stone breaking (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tones

'sounds' is the definition.
(tone is a kind of sound)

'stone breaking' is the wordplay.
'breaking' is an anagram indicator.
'stone' with letters rearranged gives 'TONES'.

'like' is the link.

(Other definitions for tones that I've seen before include "Told about the silly ass" , "Tints of colour" , "Qualities of people's voices" , "Qualities of colour, music or speech" , "Shades" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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