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Draw out small nail (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spin

'draw out' is the definition.
(spinning is a kind of drawing out)

'small nail' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'nail' becomes 'pin' (I've seen this before).
's'+'pin'='SPIN'

(Other definitions for spin that I've seen before include "Mendacious PR; type of bowling" , "Swirling motion" , "Doctoring of news etc" , "Give biased view" , "Rotate quickly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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