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Studies noted duets, possibly (6)

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I believe the answer is:

etudes

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'studies' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Musical studies ' mean 'etudes' so perhaps 'studies' could also mean 'etudes')

'noted duets possibly' is the wordplay.
'noted' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'duets' anagrammed gives 'tudes'.
'e'+'tudes'='ETUDES'

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(Other definitions for etudes that I've seen before include "Short compositions for solo instruments" , "Musical exercises (Fr.)" , "Short pieces for solo instruments to show talent" , "Set due in short musical compositions" , "Musical studies" .)

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