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I believe the answer is:

(Other definitions for elide that I've seen before include "Join together, merge" , "Omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking" , "Omit (syllables)" , "Leave or strike out" , "Omit (syllable) in speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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