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Sort of skirt mum gets, at least (4)

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I believe the answer is:

mini

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'sort of skirt' is the definition.
(I know that mini is a type of skirt)

'mum gets at least' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'mi' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for mini that I've seen before include "type of garment" , "Cult British car" , "Car designed by Issigonis" , "Italian Job car?" , "vehicle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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