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Stir up noisy quarrels, we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rouse

'stir up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'noisy quarrels we hear' is the wordplay.
'noisy quarrels' becomes 'rows' (I've seen this in another clue).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'rows' is a homophone of 'ROUSE'.

(Other definitions for rouse that I've seen before include "Excite; awaken" , "To start" , "Make angry" , "Bumper" , "Bestir" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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