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Run after small girl, who may be on thin ice (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skater

'who may be on thin ice' is the definition.
(as in an ice-skater)

'run after small girl' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'girl' becomes 'kate' (girl's name).
's'+'kate'='skate'
'r' after 'skate' is 'SKATER'.

(Other definitions for skater that I've seen before include "Ice sportsman" , "Performer on ice" , "One using blades (or rollers?)" , "Rink glider" , "Winter sports person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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