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Alpha male gets 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'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for atom that I've seen before include "A tiny particle of matter with a big bang" , "Something very small perhaps" , "tiny thing" , "Small amount of matter" , "A really tiny piece of something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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