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A quiet Dad is obvious (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apparent

'obvious' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'a quiet dad' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'dad' becomes 'parent'.
'a'+'p'+'parent'='APPARENT'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for apparent that I've seen before include "Obvious, evident" , "Conspicuous" , "Evident or seeming to be" , "Seeming true; obvious" , "Seeming real or true" .)

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