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Notice small trophy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spot

'notice' is the definition.
(spot can mean to notice or observe)

'small trophy' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'trophy' becomes 'pot' (type of trophy).
's'+'pot'='SPOT'

(Other definitions for spot that I've seen before include "[NIGHTCLUB]" , "Notice - fictional puppy" , "station" , "Difficult situation" , "Espy; mark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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