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Sterling title, maybe, but it doesn't mean much (6)

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I believe the answer is:

little

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'it doesn't mean much' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'sterling title maybe' is the wordplay.
'sterling' becomes 'l'.
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'title' with letters rearranged gives 'ittle'.
'l'+'ittle'='LITTLE'

'but' is the link.

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(Other definitions for little that I've seen before include "Teensy-weensy" , "Small in quantity or degree" , "Novel heroine born in the Marshalsea" , "Not big, much or important" , "'A . . . . . . knowledge is a dangerous thing'" .)

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