Vocal rise and fall (7)

I believe the answer is:

cadence

(Other definitions for cadence that I've seen before include "Close of a musical phrase" , "Inflection; voice pitch fall" , "Vocal modulation or inflection" , "Rhythm or beat" , "Rhythm of the voice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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