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Letter from Greece is a small matter (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iota

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'letter from greece' is the definition.
(letter from the Greek alphabet)

'is a small matter' is the wordplay.
'is a small' becomes 'io' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'matter' becomes 'Ta' (Ta is an example).
'io'+'ta'='IOTA'

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(Other definitions for iota that I've seen before include "Gr. letter; small amount" , "Just a jot, from Greek alphabet" , "Smidgen" , "Foreign character" , "Just a jot, like Greek letter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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