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Little devil (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

imp

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">little devil</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(an imp is a little demon)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for imp that I've seen before include "Emperor" , "Small devil or sprite" , "pickle" , "Young troublemaker" , "old-fashioned graft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The New York Times, The Independent, the LA Times, the Penny Press, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sun, the Evening Standard, the USA Today, The Telegraph and the Universal.
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