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Sound from pen and old writing material (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oink

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'sound from pen' is the definition.
'oink' can be an answer for 'sound' (I have seen 'Sound of pig' mean 'oink' so perhaps 'sound' could also mean 'oink'). I am unsure of the 'from pen' bit.

'old writing material' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'writing material' becomes 'ink' (substance for writing with).
'o'+'ink'='OINK'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for oink that I've seen before include "Animal sound" , "Sow's sound" , "Piggish noise" , "Pig's noise" , "it might be in a pen one hears" .)

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