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Greek island with quiet ambiance — not half! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patmos

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

'quiet ambiance not half' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'ambiance' becomes 'atmosphere' (synonyms).
'not half' means to take half the letters.
'atmosphere' with half the letters taken is 'atmos'.
'p'+'atmos'='PATMOS'

'with' acts as a link.

(Another definition for patmos that I've seen is " Greek island".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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