The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TREMOLO
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More clues leading to the result TREMOLO
- Rapid reiteration of note? Lot more varied
- There's a lot more fluctuating in this stop
- Vibrating noise in shaky Metro line that’s old
- The reverberation effect made on lutes originally?
- Doctor in new role after time identifying quivering effect
- Unevenness in pitch? English right back has second look
- Organ device tool adjusted, introducing rapid movement of a kind
- Lot more quavers in this musical effect
- Rock band gets in to see effect of repeated bowing
- Technique required in piece written with quavers?
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The straight part
We know that "Unevenness in pitch" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case unevenness in pitch = tremolo.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TREMOLO mean?
TREMOLO noun- A rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. It can also be intended to mean a rapid and repetitive variation in pitch for the duration of a note. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless notes).
- A variation in the volume of a note or a chord, evoking a tremor or quiver.
- The device in an organ that produces a tremolo effect.