Small serving of butter (3)

I believe the answer is:

pat

(Other definitions for pat that I've seen before include "Glib; touch affectionately" , "Conveniently; light touch" , "Knob (of butter)" , "Touch lightly - bit of butter?" , "Portion of butter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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