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Ethereal tiny ad designed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dainty

'ethereal' is the definition.
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'tiny ad designed' is the wordplay.
'designed' indicates anagramming the letters (designed with the letters).
'tiny'+'ad'='tinyad'
'tinyad' is an anagram of 'DAINTY'.

(Other definitions for dainty that I've seen before include "Petite and elegant" , "sensitive" , "Piece of cake!" , "Delicate, neat" , "Small and pretty, delicate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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