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Best gig turned out the least small (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

biggest

'the least small' is the definition.
('big' is the opposite of 'small' so 'biggest' should be a synonym for 'least small')

'best gig turned' is the wordplay.
'turned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'best'+'gig'='bestgig'
'bestgig' with letters rearranged gives 'BIGGEST'.

'out' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for biggest that I've seen before include "Largest" , "Extremely great" , "Greatest in size" , "Superlatively large" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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