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Verify quietly on ramble (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prove

'verify' is the definition.
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'quietly on ramble' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'ramble' becomes 'rove' ('rove' can be a synonym of 'ramble').
'p'+'rove'='PROVE'

(Other definitions for prove that I've seen before include "Ascertain" , "Demonstrate beyond doubt" , "Demonstrate by evidence" , "Demonstrate conclusively" , "Establish the validity of" .)

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