What does the cryptic crossword clue "Turn up for yoga class, did you say? Boo and hiss! (12)" mean?

The definition is "Boo and hiss". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Homophone of ( …, did you say ) “on a mat appear”(to turn up for/to appear for yoga exercises performed on a yoga mat/sticky mat). The answer is ONOMATOPOEIA.

Turn up for yoga class, did you say? Boo and hiss! (12)

Guardian Cryptic #29312 | 14 Across | 2024-02-22 flower

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