The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TEENY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TEENY
- Small American city shown on casual shirt
- Small like a youngster?
- Little support for driving on motorway, ultimately
- Little support over location of UN headquarters
- Very little support given to American city
- Very small eye went roving round key US city
- Very small golfers’ support provided by New York
- Casual shirt with New York Minute
- Very small state overwhelmed by support
- Still half-done on the inside – turn it over for minute
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The straight part
We know that "Little" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case little = teeny.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 TEENY mean?
TEENY adjective- Very small; tiny.
- Fretful; peevish; cross