Deficient (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deficient</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that deficient can be written as lacking)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lacking that I've seen before include "Absent, deficient" , "Deficient or inadequate" , "Missing" , "Short" , "'Deficient, wanting (7)'" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deficient</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for inadequate that I've seen before include "Short of what is required" , "not up to the job" , "Deficient" , "lacking" , "Insufficient" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deficient</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scarce that I've seen before include "Rarely found" , "Like gold dust" , "exceptional" , "Not enough to satisfy demand" , "Not plentiful, in short supply" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deficient</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for short that I've seen before include "Of small length" , "Curt" , "Having little length" , "Terse; in insufficient supply" , "Small in height" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">deficient</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scant that I've seen before include "Bare" , "Less than the required amount" , "Scarcely sufficient" , "Reduce" , "Insufficient, limited" .)