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Where miners take it quietly? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pit

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'where miners' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'it quietly?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found within the answer.
'quietly?' could be 'p' (p for piano and quiet) and 'p' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'take' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for pit that I've seen before include "Large deep hole in the ground" , "Hellhole?" , "Tip into miners' shaft" , "Hollow" , "Cavity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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