/w/ voiced of voiceless

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Hi,

Is the sound /w/ voiced or voiceless in RP?

Thanks.
 
As I told you in another thread, it is generally voiced, but can be at least partly devoiced after /t,k/, as in twin, quin, sqeeze.
 
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