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Unvoicing of l r j w after fortis plosives              

         
pie spry
pry spray
play splay
pure spew
tie sty
train strain
tune stew
twist stw-?  
key ski
cry scream
clay exclaim
cute excuse
quick squeeeze
         

For unvoiced w at the beginning of words (spelled wh), see


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