One might be passed in class (4)

I believe the answer is:

note

(Other definitions for note that I've seen before include "Tone of a short record" , "Short informal letter" , "Single tone; short letter" , "Eg, fiver; annotation" , "Pay attention to; record" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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