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Just small and intimate (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

simply

'just' is the definition.
('simply' can be a synonym of 'just')

'small and intimate' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'intimate' becomes 'imply' (I've seen this before).
's'+'imply'='SIMPLY'

(Other definitions for simply that I've seen before include "Without fuss" , "In a straightforward manner" , "Merely, just" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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