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Keep quiet about wait (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

preserve

'keep' is the definition.
(preserving is a kind of keeping)

'quiet about wait' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'about' becomes 're' (regarding**).
'wait' becomes 'serve' (I've seen this before).
'p'+'re'+'serve'='PRESERVE'

(Other definitions for preserve that I've seen before include "Prevent from rotting" , "Toast option" , "defend" , "Keep from decay in perverse way" , "Keep from decay, corpse or food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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