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35.8Level 2 — guide-tone evidence
Take A7:
3rd: C♯.
♭7: G.
If it resolves conventionally to D minor:
C♯ → D
G → F.
If only one of those happens:
the dominant function may be weakened or redirected.
If neither happens:
perhaps A7 is being used more coloristically or as part of another chain.