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Quiet man's friend (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pal

'friend' is the definition.
(pal can mean a friend)

'quiet man's' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'man' becomes 'al' (man's name).
'p'+'al'='PAL'

(Other definitions for pal that I've seen before include "Buddy, chum" , "Brother" , "Bud" , "Friend (colloq.)" , "Crony" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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