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Small and friendly crowd on the move (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swarm

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'crowd on the move' is the definition.
'swarm' can be an answer for 'crowd' (swarm is a kind of crowd). I'm not certain of the 'on the move' bit.

'small and friendly' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'friendly' becomes 'warm' (associated in meaning).
's'+'warm'='SWARM'

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(Other definitions for swarm that I've seen before include "Large number" , "Find insect population" , "Climb; cluster of bees" , "Horde" , "Moving crowd, of bees say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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