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No small scraps! (4)

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I believe the answer is:

wars

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'scraps' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'no small' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'war' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for wars that I've seen before include "Armed conflicts against enemies" , "See 8" , "Battles" , "- - of the Roses" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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