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A very thin material is under consideration (2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

at issue

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'under consideration' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a very thin material' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'material' could be 'tissue' (tissue is a kind of material) and 'tissue' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for at issue that I've seen before include "Questionable" , "in dispute" , "Being discussed or disputed" , "In question, under discussion" , "under debate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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