To speak raspingly sounds great (5)

I believe the answer is:

grate

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'to speak raspingly' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'sounds great' is the wordplay.
'sounds' shows a homophone (sound like).
'great' is a homophone of 'GRATE'.

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(Other definitions for grate that I've seen before include "Irritate - rasp - fireplace" , "Shred - jar" , "Reduce to small shreds" , "part of fireplace" , "Jar; fireplace" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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