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Kitty chasing second little bit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spot

'little bit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'kitty chasing second' is the wordplay.
'kitty' becomes 'pot' ('pot' can be a synonym of 'kitty').
'chasing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'pot' after 's' is 'SPOT'.

(Other definitions for spot that I've seen before include "Catch sight of - pimple" , "Observe - place" , "make out" , "Detect" , "Small mark; observe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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