### Clue: Small pet-wash was left a lot of capital (7)
### Answer: HAMSTER 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Small pet
  H{"wash", split from "pet-wash", **minus**(left) "was"} AMSTER(most,a lot of the letters of "Amsterdam", capital of the Netherlands – I was under under the impression that The Hague was the capital, but apparently not, even though the latter is the seat of the government)