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A note of consolation (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sol

'a note' is the definition.
(musical note as in do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti)

'of consolation' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'SOL' is hidden within 'consolation'.

(Other definitions for sol that I've seen before include "The sun in 12 Across" , "Personification of the sun" , "Note, old french coin" , "Spanish and poetic sun" , "Note; Peruvian currency" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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