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Conceal confidential note (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

secrete

'conceal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'confidential note' is the wordplay.
'confidential' becomes 'secret' ('secret' can be a synonym of 'confidential').
'note' becomes 'e' (musical note**).
'secret'+'e'='SECRETE'

(Other definitions for secrete that I've seen before include "harbour" , "Hide - discharge" , "Place out of sight, hide" , "Cache" , "squirrel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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