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Small distances for beams (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smiles

'beams' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small distances' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'distances' becomes 'miles' (I've seen this in another clue).
's'+'miles'='SMILES'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for smiles that I've seen before include "Gives visible sign of pleasure" , "Beams, grins" , "Shows signs of pleasure or amusement" , "Facial expressions showing pleasure" , "expresses pleasure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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