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Bit of small kiss (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

speck

'bit' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Bit of dust ' mean 'speck' so perhaps 'bit' could also mean 'speck')

'small kiss' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'kiss' becomes 'peck' (pecking is a kind of kissing).
's'+'peck'='SPECK'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for speck that I've seen before include "Small mark" , "Bit of dust" , "Italian ham" , "Dot" , "Small spot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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