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Taste something cheap and something dear? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snippet

'taste' is the definition.
(only a small amount)

'something cheap and something dear?' is the wordplay.
'something cheap' becomes 'snip' (snip can mean a bargain).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'something dear?' becomes 'pet' (as in a pet project).
'snip'+'pet'='SNIPPET'

(Other definitions for snippet that I've seen before include "Small extract" , "Brief extract" , "A cutting" , "Bit (of info?)" , "excerpt of literature?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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