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One fairly quietly spoken may be spoilt (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impaired

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

'one fairly quietly spoken' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'fairly quietly' becomes 'mp' (musical abbreviation for mezzo-piano).
'spoken' becomes 'aired'.
'i'+'mp'+'aired'='IMPAIRED'

'may' is the link.

(Other definitions for impaired that I've seen before include "Had negative impact" , "hurt" , "Damaged, marred" , "Defective" , "Faulty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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