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Put surface material on quiet avenue (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pave

'put surface material on' is the definition.

'quiet avenue' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'avenue' becomes 'ave'.
'p'+'ave'='PAVE'

(Other definitions for pave that I've seen before include "Cover with flat stones" , "Cover with flags" , "Dress with stone etc" , "Surface with stone etc." , "Cover with flagstones" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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