Small person (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
tom thumb
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">small person</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Tom Thumb is an example)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tom thumb that I've seen before include "Panto character" , "Diminutive folk hero" , "Very little chap of English folklore" , "Diminutive person" , "Little fellow" .)