Pertaining to speech sounds (8)

I believe the answer is:

phonetic

(Other definitions for phonetic that I've seen before include "Pinch toe (anag.)" , "(Spelling) as pronounced" , "Representing what's said" , "representing vocal sounds" , "Relating to the sound of words" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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