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A loud and unbiased question (6)

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affair

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'question' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'a loud and unbiased' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'unbiased' becomes 'fair' (similar in meaning).
'a'+'f'+'fair'='AFFAIR'

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(Other definitions for affair that I've seen before include "Illicit liaison" , "Secret liaison" , "Amorous liaison" , "Extramarital activity" , "A fling (or something more serious?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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