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Moderate class, we hear? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lessen

'moderate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'class we hear?' is the wordplay.
'class' becomes 'lesson' (I've seen this before).
'we hear?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'lesson' is a homophone of 'LESSEN'.

(Other definitions for lessen that I've seen before include "Contract" , "Cut back or diminish" , "Decrease, diminish" , "Make smaller or fewer" , "decline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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