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Point to a quiet word which is binding (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sash

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'point to a quiet word which is binding' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'point to a quiet' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 's' (S is an example).
'quiet' becomes 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet).
's'+'a'+'sh'='SASH'

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(Other definitions for sash that I've seen before include "Baldrick" , "Cummerbund" , "Ribbon as a symbol of rank" , "Waistband - type of window" , "Decorative belt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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