One of a pair, very noisy, in a little boat (5)

I believe the answer is:

skiff

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'a little boat' is the definition.
'skiff' can be an answer for 'boat' (skiff is a kind of boat). I am unsure of the 'a little' bit.

'one of a pair very noisy' is the wordplay.
'one of a pair' becomes 'ski' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'very noisy' becomes 'ff'.
'ski'+'ff'='SKIFF'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for skiff that I've seen before include "Small light boat" , "Light rowing boat for one person" , "Small rowing boat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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