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Taught soundly, albeit under a strain (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taut

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'under a strain' is the definition.
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'taught soundly' is the wordplay.
'soundly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'taught' sounds like 'TAUT'.

'albeit' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for taut that I've seen before include "Tightly drawn" , "Tense, stretched tight" , "Stretched, pulled tight" , "Without slack" , "seaworthy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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