It can be heard in North India (5)

I believe the answer is:

hindi

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'it can be heard' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'in north india' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'HINDI' can be found hidden inside 'north india'.

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(Other definitions for hindi that I've seen before include "It's spoken abroad" , "language many use" , "Language of northern India" , "tongue" , "An official language of India" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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