Crossword puzzle clue "short piece on a given subject"

Short piece on a given subject

Given the short end of the stick

Exam given intradermally, for short

One given the velvet rope treatment, for short

Like verbs that join the subject of a sentence to a subject complement

Subject of a painting about how the answer to this clue isn't the subject of the painting

Subject-to-subject link

Sermon subject + a letter + trial subject + cat sound = ?