The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SMIDGEN
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More clues leading to the result SMIDGEN
- Very small amount of tin trapping biting insect
- A little tin with fly in it
- Small amount of marble initially included in exotic design
- In opposite directions, 22 bit
- Taste insect in tin
- A little fly trapped in tin
- Poles consuming small person’s tiny portion
- Touch second fly with tip of nose
- Tin cans fly and drop
- A little bit of a small insect? Point to it!
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What does SMIDGEN mean?
SMIDGEN noun- A very small quantity or amount.