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Very small container by end of alleyway (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiny

'very small' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'container by end of alleyway' is the wordplay.
'container' becomes 'tin' (tin is a kind of container).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'alleyway' is 'y'.
'tin'+'y'='TINY'

(Other definitions for tiny that I've seen before include "Little" , "pocket" , "Minuscule" , "Miniscule" , "Diminutive; small" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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