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Tune that's fine but not loud (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

air

'tune' is the definition.
('air' can be a synonym of 'tune')

'fine but not loud' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'fair' (I've seen this before).
'but not' is a deletion indicator.
'loud' becomes 'f' (A musical term).
'fair' with 'f' taken out is 'AIR'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for air that I've seen before include "Vent; atmosphere" , "Light wind; song" , "Broadcast; express" , "Look - warm and dry" , "Mixture of gases, especially oxygen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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