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Sound nervous delivering question on state (6)

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quaver

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'sound' is the definition.
(I know that quaver is a type of sound)

'question on state' is the wordplay.
'question' becomes 'qu' (abbreviation).
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'state' becomes 'aver' (both can mean to declare).
'qu'+'aver'='QUAVER'

'nervous delivering' is the link.
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(Other definitions for quaver that I've seen before include "Tremble; musical note" , "Half-crotchet" , "Tremble - half a crotchet" , ".Speak in a trembling voice" , "(Of voice) tremble" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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