A or the (7)
(Other definitions for item that I've seen before include "two with a link" , "Single thing, poor mite" , "'One thing, poor mite (4)'" , "Article (on list or in news)" , "One thing among many" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">a or the</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for article that I've seen before include "'The', definitely" , "Recital (anag.)" , "Feature - item" , "For instance, a" , "leader" .)