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Thinly scattered (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparse

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">thinly scattered</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for sparse that I've seen before include "Thinly scattered, not dense" , "Thinly dispersed" , "Thinly populated" , "Thin on the ground, scarce" , "Meagre, thin on the ground" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Irish Times, The Star Tribune, The Guardian, the Irish Times (Simplex), The Times, the Newsday, the Newsday.com and the Universal.
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