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Small animal, king with it (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kit

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'small animal' is the definition.
'kit' can be an answer for 'animal' (kit is a kind of animal). I'm unsure of the 'small' bit.

'king with it' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'k' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'k'+'it'='KIT'

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(Other definitions for kit that I've seen before include "Equipment, clothing" , "Football top, shorts, stockings and boots?" , "Outfit" , "Specialised clothing or set of parts for assembly" , "Young cat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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