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Eyesore small yet nasty (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stye

'eyesore' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small yet nasty' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'nasty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'yet' anagrammed gives 'tye'.
's'+'tye'='STYE'

(Other definitions for stye that I've seen before include "Viewer's complaint" , "Eye sore" , "Inflammation around the eye" , "Eyelid infection" , "producing eyesore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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