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Be quiet, give two rings and drive away (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shoo

'drive away' is the definition.
(shooing is a kind of driving away)

'be quiet give two rings' is the wordplay.
'two rings' can mean two substitutions for 'ring'.
'be quiet' becomes 'sh' (both are said to tell someone to stop speaking).
'give' says to put letters next to each other.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'sh'+'o'+'o'='SHOO'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shoo that I've seen before include "Dismiss" , "told to go away!" , "Push off" , "Go away (interjection)" , "Dismissive remark" .)

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