Literary work that sounds like two of its letters (5)

I believe the answer is:

essay

(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "School compeosition" , "Test" , "Short treatise" , "Attempt, try" , "Short formal piece of writing" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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