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These miners supply bits and pieces (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smithereens

'bits and pieces' is the definition.
(smithereens means very small pieces)

'these miners supply' is the wordplay.
'supply' is an anagram indicator (in a supple way).
'these'+'miners'='theseminers'
'theseminers' with letters rearranged gives 'SMITHEREENS'.

(Other definitions for smithereens that I've seen before include "Small fragments of the whole" , "Tiny pieces" , "Small fragments of something smashed" , "broken bits?" , "Shattered fragments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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