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Consider acquiring inverted nose ring (8)

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I believe the answer is:

resonate

'ring' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'consider acquiring inverted nose' is the wordplay.
'consider' becomes 'rate' (I've seen this before).
'acquiring' indicates putting letters inside.
'inverted' is a reversal indicator.
'nose' reversed gives 'eson'.
'rate' going around 'eson' is 'RESONATE'.

(Other definitions for resonate that I've seen before include "Vibrate at the same frequency" , "Produce a reverberating sound" , "Echo" , "Continue to ring" , "provide vibrant sounds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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