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Top seed's English racket (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noise

'racket' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'top seed's english' is the wordplay.
'top seed's' becomes 'No I's' (resembles No. 1, top seeded player).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'nois'+'e'='NOISE'

(Other definitions for noise that I've seen before include "Clatter" , "Kind of pollution" , "Loud or disturbing sound" , "Unwanted sound" , "Row" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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