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So select characters with little space between them (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

close-set

'with little space between them' is the definition.
(close-set means closely together)

'so select characters' is the wordplay.
'characters' indicates an anagram.
'so'+'select'='soselect'
'soselect' with letters rearranged gives 'CLOSE-SET'.

(Other definitions for close-set that I've seen before include "Tight together" , "With little space between them, eyes perhaps" , "(Eg of eyes) very near to each other" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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