Small application (3)
I believe the answer is:
dab
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small application</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dab that I've seen before include "Gently wipe" , "Press gently; flatfish" , "Fingerprint - fish" , "Fish; small amount" , "Bad sort of small fish" .)