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Docile and quiet subject (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pliable

'docile' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'quiet subject' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'subject' becomes 'liable'.
'p'+'liable'='PLIABLE'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for pliable that I've seen before include "Easily bent" , "Flexible" , "Ductile" , "accommodating" , "Elastic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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