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Tried hard (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strove

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tried hard</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(past tense of 'strive')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(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 Sun, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the USA Today and The Telegraph.
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