Cryptic crossword clue
Vagrant mongrel — quiet one with tail 2-3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 letter word PI

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The straight part
We know that "Vagrant mongrel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vagrant mongrel = pi.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PI mean?

PI noun
  1. The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
  2. An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.
  3. Metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered.
PI verb
  1. To spill or mix printing type.
PI adjective
  1. Not part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.
PI noun
  1. Pica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas ≈ 1 inch)
  2. Piaster
PI adjective
  1. Pious

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