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Picked up key for pretty small hole (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyelet

'pretty small hole' is the definition.
(an eyelet is a small hole)

'picked up key' is the wordplay.
'picked up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'key' becomes 'islet' (both can mean a small island).
'islet' sounds like 'EYELET'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eyelet that I've seen before include "Small reinforced hole" , "A lace is passed through it" , "Hole in needle through which thread passes" , "hole in shoe leather?" , "Small hole through which a cord is passed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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