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Quietly consume some fuel (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peat

'some fuel' is the definition.
(peat is a kind of fuel)

'quietly consume' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'consume' becomes 'eat' (eating is a kind of consuming).
'p'+'eat'='PEAT'

(Other definitions for peat that I've seen before include "Fuel from boggy land" , "Fuel from marsh" , "Dried turf" , "load of stuff in the garden?" , "Tape around turf" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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