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Quietly object to a scrap (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

particle

'to a scrap' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'quietly object' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (musical symbol).
'object' becomes 'article'.
'p'+'article'='PARTICLE'

(Other definitions for particle that I've seen before include "Small bit" , "Small amount" , "Crumb" , "Eg, a proton" , "Molecule" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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