Small attic (6)
I believe the answer is:
garret
'small attic' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for garret that I've seen before include "Top-floor or attic room" , "Room at the top where artists starved" , "Room for starving artist?" , "Attic, home of struggling artist?" , "Room under the roof" .)