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Trim old penny black (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dinky

'trim' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'old penny black' is the wordplay.
'old penny' becomes 'd'.
'black' becomes 'inky' ('inky' can be similar in meaning to 'black'**).
'd'+'inky'='DINKY'

(Other definitions for dinky that I've seen before include "Neat and dainty" , "Small, neat and cute" , "Attractively small" , "Dainty (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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