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That chap’s sister initially makes sibilant noise (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hiss

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'noise' is the definition.
(hiss is a kind of noise)

'that chap's sister' is the wordplay.
'that chap's' becomes 'his' (possessive pronoun for a male or 'chap').
'sister' becomes 's' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'his'+'s'='HISS'

'initially makes sibilant' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for hiss that I've seen before include "Make sibilant sound like snake" , "Make sibilant sound of disapproval as at villain" , "Wordless sound of disapproval" , "Audio interference" , "Urgent whisper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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