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Attempted (7)

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essayed

'attempted' is the definition.
('essay' can be a synonym of 'attempt')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for essayed that I've seen before include "Attempted, endeavoured" , "Tried (E, not A)" , "tested" , "Attempted, tried" , "Made formal attempt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Washington Post and The Times.
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