Related Clues:

• Small amount of food
• Just a little of the first course is served in France, by the sound of it
• ... the former course with dash
• Picked up positive reply about broth from waiter's hint
• Cup soon ruined by a little drop
• Very tiny amount
• Small taste or, pronounced aloud, a hint to this puzzle's theme
• Slight but appreciable amount
• Subtle amount
• A small amount of food given to prisoner
• Hint of fraud connected with starter
• Lag behind starter in dash
• Suspicion leads to short outburst in court by criminal
• In course taken initially, study very little
• Before you know it, catches you on computer with trace