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Quieten strangely prim little child (6)

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I believe the answer is:

shrimp

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'little child' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'quieten strangely prim' is the wordplay.
'quieten' becomes 'sh' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'prim' anagrammed gives 'rimp'.
'sh'+'rimp'='SHRIMP'

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(Other definitions for shrimp that I've seen before include "tiny fellow!" , "Raising of a siege" , "Diminutive person" , "Runt" , "who gets bullied?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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