A small illustration or short literary sketch (8)

I believe the answer is:

vignette

(Other definitions for vignette that I've seen before include "Small portrait" , "Evocative picture" , "Brief evocative account" , "Brief evocative description" , "little sketch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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