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Small toy, one that hums? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stinker

'one that hums?' is the definition.
(hum can mean to stink or smell)

'small toy' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'toy' becomes 'tinker' (I've seen this in another clue).
's'+'tinker'='STINKER'

(Other definitions for stinker that I've seen before include "Terrible job" , "Unpleasant person - difficult task" , "Very hard task" , "no easy thing" , "Difficult problem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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