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Adjust the volume - loud notes transposed all round (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soften

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'adjust the volume' is the definition.
'soften' can be an answer for 'adjust' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'the volume' bit.

'loud notes transposed all round' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'transposed' is an anagram indicator.
'all round' is an insertion indicator.
'notes' is an anagram of 'soten'.
'f' going within 'soten' is 'SOFTEN'.

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(Other definitions for soften that I've seen before include "Make more plastic" , "Mitigate" , "Mollify" , "Temper" , "Make less firm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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