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Fragment is small certainly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snatch

'fragment' is the definition.
(as in hearing a snatch of a song)

'small certainly' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'certainly' becomes 'natch' (I've seen this in another clue).
's'+'natch'='SNATCH'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for snatch that I've seen before include "Piece of music" , "heist" , "bag" , "pull" , "Deftly seize" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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