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The cry of an animal, though you say no (5)

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neigh

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'the cry' is the definition.
(neigh is a kind of cry)

'say no' is the wordplay.
'say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'no' becomes 'nay' (archaic form 'no').
'nay' sounds like 'NEIGH'.

'of an animal though you' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for neigh that I've seen before include "Animal noise (expressing 3?)" , "Cry coming from mount" , "The noise of a bay" , "beastly noise" , "heard on the farm" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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