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Emphasise current coin you took in, we hear (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accentuate

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'emphasise' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'current coin you took in we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'current' could be 'ac' (alternating current) and 'ac' is found in the answer.
'coin' could be 'cent' (cent is a kind of coin) and 'cent' is found within the answer.
'you' could be 'u' (homophones) and 'u' is present in the answer.
'took' could be 'ate' (eating is a kind of taking) and 'ate' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for accentuate that I've seen before include "Stress" , "Draw attention to" , "Make more prominent" , "Emphasise" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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