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As quiet as a snake (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asp

'a snake' is the definition.
(asp is a kind of snake)

'as quiet' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'as'+'p'='ASP'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for asp that I've seen before include "Cleopatra's poisoner" , "Snake of the Nile" , "something at the zoo" , "Kind of snake - what a sap" , "One secreting poison" .)

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