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Cannabis can make you cough quietly (4)

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I believe the answer is:

hemp

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'cannabis' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'you cough quietly' is the wordplay.
'you cough' becomes 'hem' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'hem'+'p'='HEMP'

'can make' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hemp that I've seen before include "Source of drug" , "Plant for rope or pot" , "Grass" , "tea" , "Rope-making fibre" .)

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