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Son gets bite in tiny spot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

speck

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

'son gets bite' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'son' could be 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son) and 's' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'peck' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for speck that I've seen before include "Bit of dust" , "Dot" , "Small mark" , "Italian ham" , "smoked ham" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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