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Sure.
Strop more carefully!

I would guess that you did not need to drop down and do that much. Unless you completely trashed the edge, requiring a bevel re-set, then you probably could have...

This is what I often call "sneaking up on it." Do a minimal touch up, strop, and shave. If it did the trick, great. If not, then do something a little more aggressive the next time and then shave...

Five strokes on a barber hone and I'm done!