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Quiet game capturing hearts (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whisht

'quiet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'game capturing hearts' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'whist' (whist is a kind of game**).
'capturing' is an insertion indicator.
'hearts' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in card games e.g. bridge).
'whist' placed around 'h' is 'WHISHT'.

(Another definition for whisht that I've seen is " Quiet".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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