A band concealed by the diminutive sleeve? (6)
I believe the answer is:
armlet
'a band' is the definition.
(I know that armlet is a type of band)
'concealed by the diminutive sleeve?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
'sleeve?' could be 'arm' (synonyms) and 'arm' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for armlet that I've seen before include "sort of band" , "Type of bracelet" , "Band worn for decoration" , "Band on limb" , "Elm rat (anag)" .)