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Tried casually, with "in" (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dabbled

(Other definitions for dabbled that I've seen before include "Tinkered" , "(Of duck) fed while moving the beak around in shallow water" , "Engaged with something without serious effort" , "acted like an amateur?" .)

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