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Stress the melody (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strain

I believe this is a double definition.

'stress' is the first definition.
(I know that stress can be written as strain)

'the melody' is the second definition.
(strain can mean a piece of music)

(Other definitions for strain that I've seen before include "Screen" , "Race" , "Distinct breed; use a seive" , "Pressure - filter" , "Blood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and the Evening Standard.
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