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Little beast very quietly going out of turn (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pup

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'little beast' is the definition.
'pup' can be an answer for 'beast' (pup is a kind of beast). I'm not sure about the 'little' bit.

'very quietly going out of turn' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'quietly' could be 'p' (p for piano and quiet) and 'p' is found in the answer.
'turn' could be 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn) and 'u' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for pup that I've seen before include "Whelp" , "Produce litter" , "Young seal" , "Canine young" , "Youngster" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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