A quiet sort of blonde? (3)

I believe the answer is:

ash

'sort of blonde?' is the definition.
(ash blonde is a hair colour)

'a quiet' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet).
'a'+'sh'='ASH'

(Other definitions for ash that I've seen before include "Silvery-grey" , "Burnt dust" , "Woodland tree; result of burning" , ". . . . [FOREST] One of which" , "... for this maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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