Small fleet (8)
I believe the answer is:
flotilla
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small fleet</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 flotilla that I've seen before include "number of small ships" , "many boats" , "Group of small craft" , "Fleet of small warships" , "Small group of ships" .)