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Argues ecstasy is in short supply (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparse

'in short supply' is the definition.
(sparse can mean meagre or minimal)

'argues ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'argues' becomes 'spars' (sparring is a kind of arguing).
'ecstasy' becomes 'E' (informal term for the drug).
'spars'+'e'='SPARSE'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for sparse that I've seen before include "Infrequent" , "rarely occurring" , "Thinly dotted about" , "Thinly dispersed" , "Far from lavish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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