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A little titbit, as tempter? (5)

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taste

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'a little titbit as tempter?' is the definition.
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'a little titbit as tempter?' is the wordplay.
'a little' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (a little bit of the clue).
'TASTE' is hidden in the letters of 'titbit as tempter'.

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(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "Savour in state" , "Savour in the mouth" , "Judgment" , "Partake of" , "to eat in small amounts" .)

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