Try (3)
'try' is the definition.
(synonyms)
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(Other definitions for attempt that I've seen before include "Shot" , "bash" , "Try to climb (a peak)" , "Try, make an effort" , "Have a crack" .)
'try' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
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(Other definitions for stab that I've seen before include "Try - skewer" , "Puncture" , "Attempt (with dagger?)" , "Injure with knife" , "Sudden sharp pain" .)
'try' is the definition.
(test is a kind of try)
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(Other definitions for test that I've seen before include "Trial; Hampshire river" , "Cricket match; exam" , "Experiment" , "Dip one's toe in" , "water flowing through Hampshire" .)
'try' is the definition.
(synonyms)
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(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "To eat sparingly" , "Artistic appreciation" , "Small portion" , "A sense; briefly sample" , "Partake of" .)
'try' is the definition.
(essay can mean to try or attempt something)
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(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "Written academic work" , "School composition" , "Prose composition" , "Try; a piece of writing" , "Thesis" .)
'try' is the definition.
(to have a go is to make an attempt)
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(Other definitions for have a go that I've seen before include "Try (to help stop criminal?)" , "Intervening to stop a criminal (colloq,)" , "Tackle criminal" , "Attempt something" , "try to foil criminal" .)
'try' is the definition.
(endeavouring is a kind of trying)
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(Other definitions for endeavour that I've seen before include "famous ship" , "hard work" , "Determined attempt" , "The first handle inspector has" , "Captain Cook's first ship - DCI Morse's first name" .)
'try' is the definition.
(synonyms)
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(Other definitions for sample that I've seen before include "Taste; specimen" , "piece to try" , "Test piece" , "Small part used to represent the whole" , "instance" .)
'try' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tax that I've seen before include "VAT, for instance" , "Demand" , "Impose levy or burden on" , "Compulsory contribution towards a country's expenses" , "State levy" .)