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Dessert given to one quiet and silly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foolish

'silly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'dessert given to one quiet' is the wordplay.
'dessert' becomes 'fool' (type of dessert).
'given to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'quiet' becomes 'sh' (both can be said to tell someone to be quiet).
'fool'+'i'+'sh'='FOOLISH'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for foolish that I've seen before include "Unwise or ridiculous" , "Half-baked" , "Silly, lacking common sense" , "Absurd, not sensible" , "Imprudent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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