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Dialect causes stress (6)

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I believe the answer is:

accent

This clue is a double definition.

'dialect' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'stress' is the second definition.
(accent can mean to emphasise or stress)

'causes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for accent that I've seen before include "A localised way of speaking" , "Local way of speaking or enunciation" , "Place stress on, say a syllable" , "Underline" , "Emphasis on syllabus or word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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