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Small show, little one (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprog

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'little one' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'prog' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'show' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sprog that I've seen before include "little one" , "Baby (slang)" , "Kid" , "Infant" , "Child, colloquially" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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