A little church festival (4)

I believe the answer is:

whit

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'festival' is the definition.
(I know that Whit is a type of religious festival)

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(Other definitions for whit that I've seen before include "Iota" , "Pentecost (abbrev.)" , "Modicum" , "Small piece - 7th Sunday after Easter" , "Tiny amount; a church Sunday" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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