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Minuscule coals were blown about (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

lower case

'minuscule' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'coals were blown about' is the wordplay.
'blown about' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'coals'+'were'='coalswere'
'coalswere' with letters rearranged gives 'LOWER-CASE'.

(Other definitions for lower case that I've seen before include "lacking capital" , "Small letters" , "Small, UNLIKE THIS!" , "What a baggage-handler might do" , "in which I may never appear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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