Sounds shriller than arfs (4)

I believe the answer is:

yips

(Other definitions for yips that I've seen before include "Nervous tension in golf" , "Nervous twitching in a golfer" , "Yelps" , "Golfer's affliction" , "nervous reaction" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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