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Scrap very loud sex when retired (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiff

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'scrap' is the definition.
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'very loud sex when retired' is the wordplay.
'very loud' becomes 'ff' (musical abbreviation).
'sex when' becomes 'it' (a common euphemism. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'retired' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'ff'+'it'='ffit'
'ffit' written backwards gives 'TIFF'.

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(Other definitions for tiff that I've seen before include "A minor quarrel of disagreement" , "Lovers' row" , "causing quarrel" , "Minor squabble" , "(Lovers') quarrel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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