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Explosive little man invests million (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bomb

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'explosive' is the definition.
(a bomb is a type of explosive)

'little man invests million' is the wordplay.
'little man' becomes 'bob' (short for Robert. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'invests' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are invested).
'million' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'bob' placed around 'm' is 'BOMB'.

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(Other definitions for bomb that I've seen before include "charge" , "Exploding device" , "One going off" , "lot of money" , "worn-out car" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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