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Turn on mike. Sound's beginning to echo and reflect (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

muse

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'reflect' is the definition.
('muse' can be a synonym of 'reflect')

'turn on mike sound's beginning to echo' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'on' is an insertion indicator.
'mike sound' becomes 'ms' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'beginning to' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'echo' is 'e'.
'u' put inside 'ms' is 'mus'.
'mus'+'e'='MUSE'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for muse that I've seen before include "Be absorbed in thought" , "Source of inspiration; rock group" , "Goddess; rock group" , "Inspiration for poet etc - ponder" , "Think - goddess of the liberal arts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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