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No-one sounds as pious as her (3)

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I believe the answer is:

nun

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'pious as her' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'no-one sounds' is the wordplay.
'no' becomes 'none' (I've seen this before).
'one sounds' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'none' is a homophone of 'NUN'.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nun that I've seen before include "She's a member of a religious community" , "Sister of mercy" , "Holy sister" , "Woman in religious order" , "Convent dweller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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