Information returning very little (4)

I believe the answer is:

atad

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'very little' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'information returning' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'data' (data are bits of information).
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'data' in reverse letter order is 'ATAD'.

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