Thank you. I actually did not know that there are pronunciation dictionaries on the net. I checked in the standard Longman dictionary before posting a question as well as in at least five other dictionaries and none provided the /ʃ/ pronunciation.The Longman Pronunciation Dictionary gives /ʃ/ as the pronunciation of 26% of speakers of BrE.
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