Food for quiet listeners (5)

I believe the answer is:

pears

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'food for quiet listeners' is the definition.
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'quiet listeners' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'listeners' becomes 'ears' (body parts which listen).
'p'+'ears'='PEARS'

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(Other definitions for pears that I've seen before include "Fruit trees" , "Sweet juicy fruits" , "Juicy fruits - spare them" , "Fruit - singer with ..." .)

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