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Note that it's a fencing position (6)

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octave

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'note' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for octave that I've seen before include "Series of eight consecutive musical notes" , "A verse of eight lines" , "Musical interval doubling note frequency" , "Set of eight musical notes" , "A fence standing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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