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Quiet desire to have a fling? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pitch

'a fling?' is the definition.
(I know that pitch is a kind of fling)

'quiet desire' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'desire' becomes 'itch' (itch is a kind of desire).
'p'+'itch'='PITCH'

'to have' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pitch that I've seen before include "Street seller's location" , "Sales talk - where games are played" , "settle" , "Area for games" , "Residue of distillation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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