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A step in the making of a street song (5)

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I believe the answer is:

stair

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'a step' is the definition.
(a single step in a staircase)

'street song' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'song' becomes 'air' (air can mean a piece of music).
'st'+'air'='STAIR'

'in the making of a' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for stair that I've seen before include "means to go down" , "A step on the way up or down" , "one's seen in flight" , "Rising step" , "Step as part of flight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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