Is he on the short side? (3)
I believe the answer is:
sid
'is he' is the definition.
'the short side?' is the wordplay.
'the short' means to remove the last letter.
'side' with its last letter taken off is 'SID'.
'on' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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