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Little may be seen through it (10)

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I believe the answer is:

microscope

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'seen through it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'little may' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'micro' (similar in meaning).
'may' becomes 'scope' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'micro'+'scope'='MICROSCOPE'

'be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for microscope that I've seen before include "Tiny organisms viewer" , "Device for seeing very small objects" , "Magnifying device" , "Optical instrument" , "Optical magnifier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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