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It means little, honey (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baby

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'honey' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for baby that I've seen before include "Small child" , "Darling" , "Mollycoddle" , "This 13 [SPICE]" , "Newly-born child" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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