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Agree to change after millions becomes inadequate (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meagre

'inadequate' is the definition.
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'agree to change after millions' is the wordplay.
'to change' indicates anagramming the letters.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'millions' becomes 'm' (abbreviation**).
'agree' anagrammed gives 'eagre'.
'eagre' after 'm' is 'MEAGRE'.

'becomes' is the link.

(Other definitions for meagre that I've seen before include "skinny" , "Small, insufficient" , "Inadequate, scanty" , "Thin on the ground, scarce" , "lacking in strength" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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