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Small drug advertisement (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spot

'advertisement' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'small drug' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'drug' becomes 'pot' (slang term for cannabis).
's'+'pot'='SPOT'

(Other definitions for spot that I've seen before include "See; place" , "Lady Macbeth: ''Out, damned . . . .!''" , "See - blemish" , "clock" , "Observe - locality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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