Translate into a little Italian (4)

I believe the answer is:

toni

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'a little italian' is the definition.
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'translate into' is the wordplay.
'translate' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'into' is an anagram of 'TONI'.

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(Another definition for toni that I've seen is " Girl".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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