Went off, like a phone (4)

I believe the answer is:

rang

(Other definitions for rang that I've seen before include "Phoned; did resound" , "(Of bell) sounded" , "Phoned; reverberated" , "Chimed" , "Telephoned" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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