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Darling goes after bargain a bit (7)

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I believe the answer is:

snippet

'a bit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'darling goes after bargain' is the wordplay.
'darling' becomes 'pet' (synonyms).
'goes after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bargain' becomes 'snip' (slang term for a good deal).
'pet' after 'snip' is 'SNIPPET'.

(Other definitions for snippet that I've seen before include "piece of information" , "Bit (of info?)" , "Small scrap" , "piece from the paper" , "Fair --, knitwear style" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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