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Small amount of time used with advantage (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tad

'small amount' is the definition.
('a tad' is a small amount)

'time used with advantage' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'used with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'advantage' becomes 'ad' (I've seen this in other clues).
't'+'ad'='TAD'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for tad that I've seen before include "Small amount or degree" , "Slight amount" , "Modest amount" , "Little bit" , "A small amount (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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