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Quiet soldier turns to swine (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pig

'swine' is the definition.
(pig is a kind of swine)

'quiet soldier turns' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'soldier' becomes 'gi' (term for US soldier).
'turns' is a reversal indicator.
'gi' backwards is 'ig'.
'p'+'ig'='PIG'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pig that I've seen before include "Difficult task" , "Boar or sow" , "Domestic swine" , "Hog" , "person who eats too much" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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