Sounds like Trim or Ring? (4)

I believe the answer is:

peal

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'ring?' is the definition.
(pealing is a kind of ringing)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for peal that I've seen before include "(Bells) ring" , "Leap about to sound of bells" , "Ring (of bell), clap (of thunder)" , "Prolonged sound of a bell" , "Sound of bells, thunder" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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