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"ref": "1989, Kurt Cobain (lyrics and music), “About a Girl”, in Bleach, performed by Nirvana",
"text": "I need an easy friend\nI do, with an ear to lend\nI do think you fit this shoe\nI do, but you have a clue",
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"To listen to someone."
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"(idiomatic) To listen to someone."
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