Limited number (3)
I believe the answer is:
few
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">limited number</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 few that I've seen before include "'''Many are called but ... are chosen'' (Bible) (3)'" , "Considerable number, ironically" , "Not many, just a handful" , "Indefinite but small number" , "Only one or two" .)