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Piano trio meet regularly playing with proper rhythm (6)

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I believe the answer is:

intime

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'playing with proper rhythm' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'piano trio meet regularly' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'piano'+'trio'+'meet'='pianotriomeet'
The alternating letters of 'pianotriomeet' are 'INTIME'.

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(Other definitions for intime that I've seen before include "Eventually, sooner or later" , "Early enough" , "Eventually or not late" , "'A stitch .. .... saves nine'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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