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Quiet chap doing washing, shaking off a robber (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plunderer

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

'quiet chap doing washing shaking off a' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'chap doing washing' becomes 'launderer' (someone doing laundry).
'shaking off' is a deletion indicator.
'launderer' with 'a' taken out is 'lunderer'.
'p'+'lunderer'='PLUNDERER'

(Another definition for plunderer that I've seen is " robber".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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