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A press arrangement is decidedly scanty (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparse

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'decidedly scanty' is the definition.
'sparse' can be an answer for 'scanty' (I've seen this in another clue). I am unsure of the 'decidedly' bit.

'a press arrangement' is the wordplay.
'arrangement' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'press'='apress'
'apress' is an anagram of 'SPARSE'.

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sparse that I've seen before include "Meagre, scanty" , "Thinly spread" , "Thinly dotted about" , "rarely occurring" , "Meagre; scarce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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