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Very small driving area close to New York (5)

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I believe the answer is:

teeny

'very small' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'driving area close to new york' is the wordplay.
'driving area' becomes 'tee' (a golfer drives a golf ball from a tee).
'close to' says to put letters next to each other.
'new york' becomes 'ny'.
'tee'+'ny'='TEENY'

(Other definitions for teeny that I've seen before include "Informally very small" , "Extremely small" , "Microscopic" , "Very small (informal)" , "Minute" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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