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Stones on church youth leader finds loud (8)

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I believe the answer is:

screechy

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'loud' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'stones on church youth leader' is the wordplay.
'stones' becomes 'scree' (scree is a mass of loose rocks on a mountain).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'youth leader' becomes 'y' (I've seen this in other clues).
'scree'+'ch'+'y'='SCREECHY'

'finds' is the link.

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(Other definitions for screechy that I've seen before include "harsh noise" , "Crying loudly" , "Shrieky" , "calling loudly" , "Making harsh and piercing cries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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