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Piano note organ put out daily (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soft

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'piano' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'note organ put out daily' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'note' could be 'so' (musical note) and 'so' is located in the answer.
'organ' could be 'ft' (Financial Times - organ can mean a newspaper) and 'ft' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for soft that I've seen before include "Seat" , "Subdued -- spineless" , "Lenient; not coarse" , "(Of drink) non-alcoholic" , "Giving little resistance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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