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Moderate sermon is heard (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lessen

'moderate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sermon is heard' is the wordplay.
'sermon' becomes 'lesson' (I've seen this before).
'is heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'lesson' sounds like 'LESSEN'.

(Other definitions for lessen that I've seen before include "Make smaller or fewer" , "Make fewer in number" , "Lower" , "Contract" , "Reduce in number" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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