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To pacify, it's offered so quietly (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sop

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'to pacify it's' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'so quietly' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'so'+'p'='SOP'

'offered' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sop that I've seen before include "Minor concession" , "Propitiatory offering" , "Something of no great value given to appease" , "Small concession" , "A bribe or appeasement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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