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Incomplete chirp that is quaint (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twee

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

'incomplete chirp' is the wordplay.
'incomplete' means to remove the last letter.
'chirp' becomes 'tweet' (tweet is a kind of chirp).
'tweet' with its final letter removed is 'TWEE'.

'that' is the link.

(Other definitions for twee that I've seen before include "Excessively sweet" , "Affectedly dainty or refined" , "Pretty-pretty" , "Affectedly cute" , "Excessively pretty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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