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The charm of a very quiet part of Ealing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appeal

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'the charm' is the definition.
('appeal' can be a synonym of 'charm')

'a very quiet part of ealing' is the wordplay.
'very quiet' becomes 'pp' (musical abbreviation for pianissimo).
'part of ealing' becomes 'eal' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'pp'+'eal'='APPEAL'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for appeal that I've seen before include "Plea" , "Claim - fascination" , "Petition or attraction" , "Seek to have verdict overturned" , "Petition to a higher court" .)

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