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A little bit of information shortly turning up (3)

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I believe the answer is:

tad

'a little bit' is the definition.
(a tad means a little)

'information shortly turning up' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'data' (data are bits of information).
'shortly' means to remove the last letter.
'turning up' is a reversal indicator.
'data' with its last letter removed is 'dat'.
'dat' backwards is 'TAD'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for tad that I've seen before include "Modest amount" , "little boy" , "Small amount or degree" , "Small bit" , "(A) bit, touch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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