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Nudges quietly with sticks (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prods

'nudges' is the definition.
('prod' can be a synonym of 'nudge')

'quietly with sticks' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sticks' becomes 'rods' (I've seen this in another clue).
'p'+'rods'='PRODS'

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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