Little man short-listed? (3)

I believe the answer is:

reg

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'little' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'man short-listed?' is the wordplay.
'man short' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for rook, a chess piece or 'man'; 'short' asks for an abbreviation).
'listed?' becomes 'eg' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'r'+'eg'='REG'

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