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Steps -- quiet ones (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paces

'steps' is the definition.
(pace is a kind of step)

'quiet ones' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano').
'ones' becomes 'aces' ('ace' can be a synonym of 'one').
'p'+'aces'='PACES'

(Other definitions for paces that I've seen before include "Single steps" , "Steps or strides" , "Space for steps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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