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Try once more, sing away in practising for performance (6)

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I believe the answer is:

rehear

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'try once more' is the definition.
('hear' can be a synonym for 'try' so perhaps 'rehear' is OK for 'try once more')

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(Other definitions for rehear that I've seen before include "Try again (in court)" , "be a sympathetic listener, not for the first time" , "Hold the trial again." , "Retry (a lawsuit)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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