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Suspenseful percussion (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drumroll

(Other definitions for drumroll that I've seen before include "Rapid succession of beats of percussion instrument" , "Percussion sound" , "Rapid percussive sound" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.
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