1995 novel by Iain Banks (4)

I believe the answer is:

whit

(Other definitions for whit that I've seen before include "A little" , "Very small part - Christian festival" , "Atom" , "Scarcely detectable amount" , "Festival week" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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