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The flute player did so also, Edward (6)

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I believe the answer is:

tooted

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'the flute player did' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'so also edward' is the wordplay.
'so' becomes 'too' (synonyms).
'also' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'edward' becomes 'ted'.
'too'+'ted'='TOOTED'

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(Other definitions for tooted that I've seen before include "Made short sound as of horn or whistle" , "Made sound with car horn" , "Used the horn" , "Sounded the horn" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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