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Small
piece
of
advice
about
way
to
reassure
your
dog?
(5)
Small piece of advice about way to reassure your dog? (5)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The answer is the French word for Small, PETIT. To reassure your dog you might 'pet it' — run PET and IT together and you get PETIT. The 'piece of advice about way' is really just misdirecting surface dressing pointing you towards the reassuring-the-dog idea.