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Specimen, small, more than adequate (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sample

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

'small more than adequate' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'more than adequate' becomes 'ample' (I've seen this before).
's'+'ample'='SAMPLE'

(Other definitions for sample that I've seen before include "Representative portion" , "Take" , "Small representative piece" , "piece to try" , "Cross section" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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