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Scarcity (6)

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dearth

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scarcity</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(dearth is a kind of scarcity)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for dearth that I've seen before include "Lack of resources" , "Shortage, paucity" , "In short supply" , "Hatred (anag) -- shortage" , "Severe lack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, the Penny Press, the LA Times, The Mirror, the Evening Standard and The Independent.
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