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Sad film of little dish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weepie

'sad film' is the definition.

'little dish' is the wordplay.
'little' becomes 'wee' ('wee' can be similar in meaning to 'little').
'dish' becomes 'pie' (I've seen this before).
'wee'+'pie'='WEEPIE'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for weepie that I've seen before include "Something very sugary" , "Novel type" , "Highly emotional film" , "sloppy work" , "Film that makes you cry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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