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Pull into auditorium, say (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haul

'pull' is the definition.
(haul is a kind of pull)

'auditorium say' is the wordplay.
'auditorium' becomes 'hall' (I've seen this before).
'say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'hall' is a homophone of 'HAUL'.

'into' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for haul that I've seen before include "Catch of fish; drag" , "Quantity stolen in a robbery" , "TRICK/TRICE" , "Drag along behind" , "Draw slowly or heavily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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