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Silent thanks for tic returning (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tacit

'silent' is the definition.
('tacit' can be a synonym of 'silent')

'thanks for tic returning' is the wordplay.
'thanks' becomes 'ta' (UK informal version of 'thank you').
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'returning' is a reversal indicator.
'tic' written backwards gives 'cit'.
'ta'+'cit'='TACIT'

(Other definitions for tacit that I've seen before include "Understood, not spoken or played" , "Implied but not directly expressed" , "Implied -- inferred" , "Implied or understood, not put into words" , "Understood without being directly expressed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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