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Quiet moment for comedy routine (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shtick

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

'quiet moment' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet).
'moment' becomes 'tick' (both can mean a very short amount of time).
'sh'+'tick'='SHTICK'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shtick that I've seen before include "funny routine" , "Performer's routine" , "Comedian's routine - kitsch (anag)" , "comic's routine" , "comedy routine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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