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What classic sonnets do (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scan

(Other definitions for scan that I've seen before include "Glance at or read quickly" , "Glance at quickly rather than thoroughly" , "Examine carefully" , "Conform to rules of poetic metre" , "Study intently" .)

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