Sound a guitar's strings, say (5)

I believe the answer is:

thrum

(Other definitions for thrum that I've seen before include "Single thread" , "Play idly" , "Play monotonously" , "Make a rhythmic hum" , "Monotonously repeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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