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Guess small drinks bill (4)

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I believe the answer is:

stab

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'guess' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'small drinks bill' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is found in the answer.
'bill' could be 'tab' (a tab is a bill at a bar) and 'tab' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for stab that I've seen before include "Impale; attempt" , "Go" , "Injure with knife" , "Puncture" , "Rough guess; to knife" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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