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Tried hard (6)

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I believe the answer is:

strove

'tried hard' is the definition.
(past tense of 'strive')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for strove that I've seen before include "Endeavoured" , "Voters (anag) - made every effort" , "Struggled" , "Tried hard for voters" , "Made great efforts" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Sun, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate and The Telegraph.
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