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Uproar of billions over murdered brother (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

babel

'uproar' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'billions over murdered brother' is the wordplay.
'billions' becomes 'b'.
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'murdered brother' becomes 'abel'.
'b'+'abel'='BABEL'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for babel that I've seen before include "incoherent sounds" , "Commotion" , "racket" , "Biblical city with a tower" , "Vocal confusion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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