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Breathless piper is giving nothing away (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deadpan

'giving nothing away' is the definition.

'breathless piper' is the wordplay.
'breathless' becomes 'dead' (similar in meaning).
'piper' becomes 'pan' (I've seen this in another clue).
'dead'+'pan'='DEADPAN'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deadpan that I've seen before include "Betraying no emotion" , "with emotionless face" , "With expressionless face" , "Keeping a straight face" , "Dry" .)

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