Extra small page perused, in general (10)
I believe the answer is:
widespread
'general' is the definition.
('widespread' can be similar in meaning to 'general')
'extra small page perused' is the wordplay.
'extra' becomes 'wide' (cricket term**).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'page' becomes 'p'.
'perused' becomes 'read' (I've seen this before).
'wide'+'s'+'p'+'read'='WIDESPREAD'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for widespread that I've seen before include "available to lots of people" , "broad" , "Sweeping" , "common" , "Generally prevalent" .)