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Tiny dab, almost ridiculously small and neat (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dainty

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'neat' is the definition.
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'tiny dab almost ridiculously' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'ridiculously' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tiny'+'dab'='tinydab'
'tinydab' with its last letter taken off is 'tinyda'.
'tinyda' anagrammed gives 'DAINTY'.

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(Other definitions for dainty that I've seen before include "Fragile" , "Refined" , "Fine" , "Petite and elegant" , "Small and pretty, delicate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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