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Tiniest note accompanies letter from abroad that's returned (7)

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minimum

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'tiniest note accompanies letter from abroad that's returned' is the definition.
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'note accompanies letter from abroad that's returned' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'minim' (type of musical note).
'accompanies' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'letter from abroad' becomes 'mu' (letter of the Greek alphabet).
'that's returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'mu' reversed gives 'um'.
'minim'+'um'='MINIMUM'

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(Other definitions for minimum that I've seen before include "Bottom" , "Nadir" , "Least possible quantity" , "Lowest value" , "The least of smallest amount possible" .)

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