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All quiet in the reservoir (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sump

'the reservoir' is the definition.
(sump is a kind of reservoir)

'all quiet' is the wordplay.
'all' becomes 'sum' (I've seen this before).
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'sum'+'p'='SUMP'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for sump that I've seen before include "Hole collecting water for pump" , "Pit collecting water/oil" , "Water collector" , "Pit receiving drainage" , "lowest point of mine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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