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Go away to get small stuff (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scram

'go away' is the definition.
(scramming is a kind of going away)

'get small stuff' is the wordplay.
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'stuff' becomes 'cram' (synonyms).
's' next to 'cram' is 'SCRAM'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scram that I've seen before include "Shoo!" , "Skedaddle!" , "Scarper" , "In slang, go away and beat it" , "Vamoose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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