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Dust speck (4)

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I believe the answer is:

mote

'dust speck' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for mote that I've seen before include "Spot" , "'Particle, speck (4)'" , "Dust speck; sounds like watery defence" , "Tiny piece, speck" , "A particle of dust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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