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Sound from brakes perhaps a sort of owl (7)

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I believe the answer is:

screech

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'sound' is the definition.
(screech is a kind of sound)

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(Other definitions for screech that I've seen before include "High pitched shout" , "Cry raucously; type of owl" , "Squawk" , "Yell" , "Sharp piercing cry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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