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Terribly pale small rings (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peals

'rings' is the definition.
(I know this)

'terribly pale small' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'pale' with letters rearranged gives 'peal'.
'peal'+'s'='PEALS'

(Other definitions for peals that I've seen before include "Lapse in bell sounds" , "Leaps about with bursts of laughter" , "Loud sounds of bells or laughter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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