"The curfew tolls the ... of parting day" (Thomas Gray) (5)

I believe the answer is:

knell

(Other definitions for knell that I've seen before include "Sound of tolling bell" , "Funeral-bell" , "Sound of funeral bell" , "Solemn warning" , "''The curfew tolls the ... of parting day'' (Thomas Gray)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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