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Stick one's oar in as gong is heard (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meddle

'stick one's oar in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'gong is heard' is the wordplay.
'gong' becomes 'medal' (gong can mean a prize or medal).
'is heard' shows a homophone (sound like).
'medal' is a homophone of 'MEDDLE'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for meddle that I've seen before include "Interfere in the affairs of others" , "Intrude in other people's affairs" , "Intrude, interfere" , "Mess with" , "Interfere or tamper" .)

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