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It means very little in Portadown (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tad

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'it means very little' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'in portadown' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TAD' is hidden in the letters of 'portadown'.

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(Other definitions for tad that I've seen before include "little boy" , "Slight amount" , "Small amount or degree" , "Small bit" , "(A) bit, touch" .)

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