Allocated (8)

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rationed

allotted

'allocated' is the definition.
(rationing is a kind of allocating)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rationed that I've seen before include "Limited (a supply)" , "Apportioned out" , "issued shares" , "Doled out in Rodentia" , "Allowed fixed quantity only as in times of scarcity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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