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Little remains of reforms to ban pesticides (4,3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bits and pieces

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'little remains' is the definition.
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'reforms to ban pesticides' is the wordplay.
'reforms' is an anagram indicator.
'ban'+'pesticides'='banpesticides'
'banpesticides' is an anagram of 'BITS AND PIECES'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bits and pieces that I've seen before include "Miscellaneous items" , "Small" , "Odd items" , "miscellanea" , "Odds and ends" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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