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Identical small females throwing tantrum (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

selfsame

'identical' is the definition.
('selfsame' can be a synonym of 'identical')

'small females throwing tantrum' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'throwing tantrum' indicates an anagram.
'females' is an anagram of 'elfsame'.
's'+'elfsame'='SELFSAME'

(Other definitions for selfsame that I've seen before include "The identical kind, not changed or different" , "Exactly identical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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