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Squad heard to swarm (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teem

'to swarm' is the definition.
('teem' can be a synonym of 'swarm')

'squad heard' is the wordplay.
'squad' becomes 'team' (synonyms).
'heard' shows a homophone (sound like).
'team' sounds like 'TEEM'.

(Other definitions for teem that I've seen before include "Be full" , "Rain cats and dogs" , "Abound, swarm with" , "Swarm around meet" , "Rain buckets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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