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Small carp, cooked a little bit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrap

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'a little bit' is the definition.
'scrap' can be an answer for 'bit' (synonyms). I'm unsure of the 'a little' bit.

'small carp cooked' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'cooked' is an anagram indicator (letters cooked into a new form).
'carp' is an anagram of 'crap'.
's'+'crap'='SCRAP'

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(Other definitions for scrap that I've seen before include "Drop" , "Small amount; fight" , "bundle" , "A fragment or an informal fight" , "Dispense with - waste material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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