The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word QUIET
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More clues leading to the result QUIET
- Group of chamber musicians dropped books. Don’t make a noise!
- Going round base, stop still
- Stop holding end of note for piano
- Still quite upset
- Mum needs energy to visit SA capital, missing nothing
- ...sounding very calm
- Quite atypically, having nothing to say
- Stop taking Ecstasy, Mum!
- Stop about English being reserved
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The straight part
We know that "calm" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case calm = quiet.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does QUIET mean?
QUIET noun- The absence of sound; quietness.
- The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
- To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
- To cause someone to become quiet.
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- Requiring little or no interaction.
- Be quiet.