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European man, to stop itching, is trying once more (9)

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I believe the answer is:

rehearing

'trying once more' is the definition.
('hearing' can be a synonym for 'trying' so perhaps 'rehearing' is OK for 'trying once more')

'european man to stop itching' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'man' becomes 'he'.
'to stop' is an insertion indicator.
'itching' becomes 'raring' (both can mean longing to do something).
'e'+'he'='ehe'
'ehe' going within 'raring' is 'REHEARING'.

'is' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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