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Describing a boom in restored icons (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sonic

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'describing a boom in restored icons' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'restored icons' is the wordplay.
'restored' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'icons' anagrammed gives 'SONIC'.

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(Other definitions for sonic that I've seen before include "Sort of boom" , "Kind of boom" , "of noise" , "Relating to sound waves" , "seven hundred and forty three mph!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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