Cryptic crossword clue
Gradation, look, in part of brass backing 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABLAUT

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What does ABLAUT mean?

ABLAUT noun
  1. The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
ABLAUT verb
  1. (of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
  2. To cause to change a vowel.

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