Small notches (5)
I believe the answer is:
nicks
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small notches</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nicks that I've seen before include "Pinches or makes a small cut" , "Pinches (slang)" , "Arrests (slang)" , "Catches" , "chips" .)