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Too small-time; that's clear (5)

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I believe the answer is:

overt

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'clear' is the definition.
(both can mean apparent or obvious)

'too small-time' is the wordplay.
'too small' becomes 'over' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'over'+'t'='OVERT'

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for overt that I've seen before include "not disguised" , "Open and observable" , "This is not hard to see" , "____ is able to be seen" , "Patent, evident" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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