Allen or Curry (3)
I believe the answer is:
tim
'allen or curry' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tim that I've seen before include "- Rice, musical lyricist" , "Tiny ..., endearing Dickens boy" , "-- Brooke-Taylor, comic" , "Tiny -, Dickens character (A_Christmas Carol)" , "Tiny . . . is a loveable Dickens boy" .)