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A press arrangement is scarcely sufficient (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparse

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'scarcely sufficient' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a press arrangement' is the wordplay.
'arrangement' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'press'='apress'
'apress' anagrammed gives 'SPARSE'.

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(Other definitions for sparse that I've seen before include "Thinly dotted about" , "In short supply" , "One's not at all thick" , "Thin on the ground, scarce" , "Spares, being thin on the ground" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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