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Quiet attendant who sells drugs (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pusher

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'quiet attendant who sells drugs' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'quiet attendant' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'attendant' becomes 'usher' (usher is a kind of attendant).
'p'+'usher'='PUSHER'

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(Other definitions for pusher that I've seen before include "A seller of drugs on the streets" , "Street seller of illegal drugs" , "Criminal who sells illegal drugs" , "See 20" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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