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Trying
afresh,
male
gets
absorbed
in
parental
task
(9)
Trying afresh, male gets absorbed in parental task (9)
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How the clue works
The definition is Trying afresh — hearing a case again. For the wordplay, take rearing (a parental task) and absorb he (male) inside it, splitting it after the RE to give RE, then HE, then ARING.