Crossword Genius

Page item, tiny piece (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

particle

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

'page item' is the wordplay.
'page' becomes 'p'.
'item' becomes 'article' (I've seen this before).
'p'+'article'='PARTICLE'

(Other definitions for particle that I've seen before include "Eg, a proton" , "Minute fragment" , "Minute portion" , "Small unit of matter" , "Molecule" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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