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Eccentric little woman bringing spice (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nutmeg

'spice' is the definition.
(nutmeg is a kind of spice)

'eccentric little woman' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' becomes 'nut' (nut is a kind of eccentric).
'little woman' becomes 'meg' (character in the novel Little Women).
'nut'+'meg'='NUTMEG'

'bringing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nutmeg that I've seen before include "Kick the football between an opponent's legs" , "Spice for grating" , "Aromatic seed - met gnu (anag)" , "Aromatic seed for grating" , "Give out light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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