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Add cubes, maybe derived from small, insignificant number (7)

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I believe the answer is:

sweeten

'add cubes maybe' is the definition.
(as in adding sugar cubes)

'small insignificant number' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'insignificant' becomes 'wee'.
'number' becomes 'ten' (ten is a kind of whole number).
's'+'wee'+'ten'='SWEETEN'

'derived from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sweeten that I've seen before include "Make fresh" , "pacify!" , "Make more palatable" , "Soften up" , "temper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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