Little bit of seaweed in amalgam (4)
I believe the answer is:
alga
'little bit of seaweed' is the definition.
'alga' can be an answer for 'seaweed' (singular form of 'algae'). I'm not certain of the 'little bit of' bit.
'in amalgam' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ALGA' is hidden in the letters of 'amalgam'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alga that I've seen before include "from ore found locally" , "Kind of seaweed" , "Simple, non-flowering, aquatic plant" , "Gala (anag.)" , "Simple plant, plankton or seaweed say" .)