"Nice work, little fella!" (7)

I believe the answer is:

attaboy

(Other definitions for attaboy that I've seen before include "Expression of encouragement, Tay boat (anag.)" , "word of encouragement" , "Come on!" , "What's said to encourage" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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