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Quiet listener, is trim (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shear

'trim' is the definition.
(shearing is a kind of trimming)

'quiet listener' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'sh'.
'listener' becomes 'ear' (I've seen this before).
'sh'+'ear'='SHEAR'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for shear that I've seen before include "Cut sheep's woll with large scissors" , "shave" , "Barber" , "Clip a sheep" , "Cut with clippers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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