4 behind 23 and 6 hearing old sovereign? (4)

Guardian Cryptic #29116 | 17 Across | 2023-07-07
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

Ouch! KINK (‘23’) EARN (‘6’) NEWT – say it a little carelessly, and it sounds like (‘hearing’) King Canute (‘old sovereign’).

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