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Alpha male finds little bit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atom

'little bit' is the definition.
(tiny particle)

'alpha male' is the wordplay.
'alpha' becomes 'a' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'male' becomes 'tom' (tom can mean a male cat).
'a'+'tom'='ATOM'

'finds' is the link.

(Other definitions for atom that I've seen before include "A tiny particle but a big bomb" , "Moat (anag.)" , "Part of molecule" , "Particle of matter now divided" , "Small amount of matter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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