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A small male or a female (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

she

'a female' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a small male' is the wordplay.
'a small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'male' becomes 'he' ().
's'+'he'='SHE'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for she that I've seen before include "Rider's novel" , "1887 Rider Haggard novel" , "That woman" , "Female person" , "- - Loves You (Beatles)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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