Badger quiet by swaying trees (6)

I believe the answer is:

pester

(Other definitions for pester that I've seen before include "Annoy persistently" , "Be a nuisance, annoy with requests" , "Bug" , "Annoy with persistent requests" , "Keep bothering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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