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Paltry pencil (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stub

'paltry pencil' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stub that I've seen before include "Truncated remnant" , "Fag-end of cigerette or cheque counterfoil" , "Bust (anag.)" , "Strike (a toe, say) against something hard" , "Counterfoil of cheque or butt of cigarette" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal.
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