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Ventilates some melodies (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airs

I believe this is a double definition.

'ventilates' is the first definition.
('air' can be a synonym of 'ventilate')

'some melodies' is the second definition.
('air' can be a synonym of 'melody')

(Other definitions for airs that I've seen before include "Strain's" , "Melodies or artificial manners" , "Pretentiousness" , "affectation of superiority" , "Voices" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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