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Repeating of words’ initial sounds for effect (12)

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I believe the answer is:

alliteration

(Other definitions for alliteration that I've seen before include "Peter practised poetic ploy perfectly" , "Poetic rhyming device using words with the same initial letter" , "verse technique" , "Successive starts sounding similarly" , "Poetic ploy practised with panache!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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