It's said to preclude a hiss occurring during a hush (3)

I believe the answer is:

huh

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(Other definitions for huh that I've seen before include "Palindromic exclamation of disgust or surprise" , "Expression of disgust or surprise" , "sorry?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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