A drummer keeps it (4)

I believe the answer is:

beat

(Other definitions for beat that I've seen before include "Policeman's round" , "assigned patrol" , "Do better than another in competition" , "Defeat; pulsate" , "police course" .)

I've seen this clue in the Family Time, the USA Today and the Universal.

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