Flecks (4)
(Other definitions for dots that I've seen before include "Short signals in Morse cods" , "Tiny circles" , "Tiny circular shapes" , "Very small round shapes" , "Small marks" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flecks</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(spattering is a kind of flecking)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for spatters that I've seen is " Splashes liquid".)