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Distorts notes added after hostilities (5)

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I believe the answer is:

warps

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'distorts notes' is the definition.
'warps' can be an answer for 'distorts' ('warp' can be a synonym of 'distort'). I'm unsure of the 'notes' bit.

'added after hostilities' is the wordplay.
'added' becomes 'ps' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hostilities' becomes 'war' (hostilities between two nations).
'ps' put after 'war' is 'WARPS'.

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(Another definition for warps that I've seen is " Becomes distorted".)

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