A little area for a quiet chat, maybe (5)

I believe the answer is:

patch

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'a little area' is the definition.
'patch' can be an answer for 'area' (patch is a kind of area). I am not certain of the 'a little' bit.

'a quiet chat maybe' is the wordplay.
'a quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'chat' with letters rearranged gives 'atch'.
'p'+'atch'='PATCH'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for patch that I've seen before include "Material to cover repair" , "Mend with extra piece" , "Covering material" , "Piece of material used to cover hole in clothes" , "Piece of cloth as decoration or to cover a hole" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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