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Watch Peron deliver a quiet speech then vanish (9)

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I believe the answer is:

evaporate

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'vanish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'watch peron deliver a quiet speech' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'peron' could be 'eva' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'eva' is found within the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
'quiet' could be 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet) and 'p' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'then' is the link.

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(Other definitions for evaporate that I've seen before include "(Of abstract thing) cease to exist" , "go a stage further?" , "Turn into vapour, lose moisture" , "let off steam" , "Disappear into thin air" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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