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Winos that regularly scrap (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iota

'scrap' is the definition.
(both can mean a very small amount)

'winos that regularly' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'winos'+'that'='winosthat'
The alternating letters of 'winosthat' are 'IOTA'.

(Other definitions for iota that I've seen before include "Tiny piece" , "Greek letter - small quantity" , "Ninth Greek character" , "Grain" , "letter from Greece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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