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Job interviews are sales pitches: feel free to pitch yourself however you prefer.

Also, a lot of job descriptions are of the "perfect" candidate, i.e. the person hired may not satisfy each of the requirements, especially years of experience.

With that said, every position is different. Maybe the hiring manager has bad luck hiring candidates with fewer years of experience than he/she thought was required, and maybe they won't budge. Doesn't hurt to try!