Noisy record of a child's progress (6)

I believe the answer is:

report

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'noisy record' is the definition.
'report' can be an answer for 'record' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'noisy' bit.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for report that I've seen before include "A crack" , "Inform about the sound of thegun" , "Explosion" , "Announce; gunshot" , "Formal account of a matter" .)

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

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