The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word TRIAL RUN
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More clues leading to the result TRIAL RUN
- Lieutenant holding show got up and organised rehearsal
- . Hearing range in rehearsal
- Officer holding show got up and organised rehearsal
- Attempt to hurry through rehearsal
- The ultimate in counterfeit Eastern currency – conduct test
- Resistance during ritual shaken by new test
- Pilot takes learner through air turn manoeuvre
- Manage after suffering in rehearsal
- Hearing score in rehearsal
- Suffering leak in experiment
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