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Hurt? One is distraught in match (9)

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I believe the answer is:

harmonise

'match' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hurt? one is distraught' is the wordplay.
'hurt?' becomes 'harm' ('harm' can be a synonym of 'hurt'**).
'distraught' indicates an anagram.
'one'+'is'='oneis'
'oneis' anagrammed gives 'onise'.
'harm'+'onise'='HARMONISE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for harmonise that I've seen before include "Sing a pleasing combination of notes" , "Dovetail" , "Combine musical notes to produce pleasing chords" , "Match" , "Reconcile or sing in chords" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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