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Hearsay about corn? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ears

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'corn?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.

'hearsay about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates a hidden word (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'EARS' can be found hidden inside 'hearsay'.

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(Other definitions for ears that I've seen before include "Auditory organs" , "Auditors" , "Spikes (of cereals)" , "Organs of hearing" , "Organs for 7 down" .)

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