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Little Russian world in space (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mir

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This clue might be a double definition.

'little russian world' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'space' is the second definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'in' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for mir that I've seen is " Russian space station".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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