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Beats up less, possibly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pulses

'beats' is the definition.
('pulse' can be a synonym of 'beat')

'up less possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'up'+'less'='upless'
'upless' with letters rearranged gives 'PULSES'.

(Other definitions for pulses that I've seen before include "Expands and contracts rhythmically" , "Throbs" .)

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