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She's kept quiet (3)

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I believe the answer is:

mum

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This might be a double definition.

'she's' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'quiet' is the second definition.
(to keep mum is to stay quiet)

'kept' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mum that I've seen before include "Palindromic mater" , "Parent - shtoom" , "Mother (colloq.)" , "Informal palindromic mother" , "Silence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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