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Spy enigmatic clue? Just a bit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

molecule

'a bit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'spy enigmatic clue?' is the wordplay.
'spy' becomes 'mole' (mole is a kind of spy).
'enigmatic' indicates an anagram.
'clue' anagrammed gives 'cule'.
'mole'+'cule'='MOLECULE'

'just' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for molecule that I've seen before include "... One unit of alcohol perhaps" , "Smallest independently existing thing" , "Small group of atoms" , "Simplest unit of an element" , "Smallest unit of compound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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