A __ pittance (very little) (4)

I believe the answer is:

mere

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Lake; Wiltshire town" , "Lake - French mother" , "Lake (and nothing else?)" , "Bare, simple" , "Nothing more than a small pool" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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