What does the cryptic crossword clue "Heads off idle remarks about quotes in Arabic dialect (5)" mean?

The definition is "Arabic dialect". The wordplay uses acrostic. I (first_letter="idle") + R (first_letter="remarks") + A (first_letter="about") + Q (first_letter="quotes") + I (first_letter="in") = IRAQI; definition: "Arabic dialect" The answer is IRAQI.

Heads off idle remarks about quotes in Arabic dialect (5)

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