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Quiet noble paragon (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pearl

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

'quiet noble' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'noble' becomes 'earl' (earl is a kind of noble).
'p'+'earl'='PEARL'

(Other definitions for pearl that I've seen before include "coming out of shell?" , "Smooth lustrous round structure of calcium carbonate" , "something highly valued" , "Oyster's gem" , "Girl < , pretty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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