Spoke in soft hushed tones (9)

I believe the answer is:

whispered

'spoke in soft hushed tones' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for whispered that I've seen before include "Spoke or uttered softly" , "Spoke in soft hushed tones" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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