Thinly scattered (6)
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" .)