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Way left to produce scaled-down version (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

model

'scaled-down version' is the definition.

'way left' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'mode' ('mode' can be a synonym of 'way').
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'mode'+'l'='MODEL'

'to produce' is the link.

(Other definitions for model that I've seen before include "Small-scale version" , "Example (on the catwalk?)" , "Representative example" , "Scale replica" , "Replica (on the catwalk?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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