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Designate a quiet period (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appoint

'designate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a quiet period' is the wordplay.
'a quiet' becomes 'ap' (I've seen this in other clues).
'period' becomes 'point' (point is a kind of period**).
'ap'+'point'='APPOINT'

(Other definitions for appoint that I've seen before include "Assign job to (someone)" , "Put into a post" , "Pick" , "Assign to a duty" , "Assign position to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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