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She gives Amelia a start, on the quiet (3)

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I believe the answer is:

pam

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'she' is the definition.

'amelia a start on the quiet' is the wordplay.
'a start' suggests taking the first letters.
'on' indicates putting letters inside.
'the quiet' becomes 'pm' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The first letter of 'amelia' is 'a'.
'a' placed within 'pm' is 'PAM'.

'gives' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pam that I've seen before include "Female" , "- Ayres, English poet" , "Short girl's name" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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