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Quiet desire for witch hunt? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

purge

'witch hunt?' is the definition.

'quiet desire' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'desire' becomes 'urge' (I've seen this before).
'p'+'urge'='PURGE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for purge that I've seen before include "Eliminate or expiate" , "Purify from sin or guilt" , "Get rid of unwanted elements" , "Thoroughly clean" , "Elimination of "undesirables"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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