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Drop class by the sound of it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lessen

'drop' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'class by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
'class' becomes 'lesson' (I've seen this before).
'by the sound of it' shows a homophone (sound like).
'lesson' is a homophone of 'LESSEN'.

(Other definitions for lessen that I've seen before include "Cut back or diminish" , "Abate" , "Make smaller or fewer" , "Make smaller for lenses" , "Reduce in number" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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