A little salt (4)
I believe the answer is:
dash
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a little salt</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dash that I've seen before include "Hurry; destroy (hopes)" , "Striking" , "Elan; run" , "Stroke < > to frustrate" , "Daring" .)