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Spent two notes at a celebratory party (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

effete

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'spent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'two notes at a celebratory party' is the wordplay.
'two notes' means two substitutions for 'note'.
'note' becomes 'e' (musical note).
'note' becomes 'f' (musical note).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a celebratory party' becomes 'fete' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'celebratory' bit.).
'e'+'f'+'fete'='EFFETE'

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(Other definitions for effete that I've seen before include "Feeble, lacking vitality" , "Feeble, having lost vitality" , "Feeble, having lost vitatlity" , "Affected, ineffectual" , "Enfeebled" .)

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