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Minor gets four in a test (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trivial

'minor' is the definition.
(minor can mean trivial or unimportant)

'four in a test' is the wordplay.
'four' becomes 'IV' (Roman numerals).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a test' becomes 'trial' ('trial' can be a synonym of 'test').
'iv' put inside 'trial' is 'TRIVIAL'.

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for trivial that I've seen before include "Petty, piffling" , "Frivolous" , "Of little value" , "Rinky-dink" , "Popular board game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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