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First word of Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns"

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I believe the answer is:

isnt

(Other definitions for isnt that I've seen before include "Does not happen to be" , "Is not (abbrev.)" , "denial?" , "Tins (anag.)" , "In the present, not to be" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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