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Silence present helpers largely set aside (6)

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shelve

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'set aside' is the definition.
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'silence present helpers largely' is the wordplay.
'silence' becomes 'sh' ('sh' is said to tell someone to be silent).
'present helpers largely' becomes 'elve' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'sh'+'elve'='SHELVE'

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(Other definitions for shelve that I've seen before include "Postpone" , "Put on one 1 down" , "Put aside for the present, plan or book" , "Store" , "Place on a horizontal surface" .)

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