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Barely enough hypocrisy after school (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scant

'barely enough' is the definition.
(scant means barely enough or barely sufficient)

'hypocrisy after school' is the wordplay.
'hypocrisy' becomes 'cant' (I've seen this in another clue).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'school' becomes 'S'.
'cant' put after 's' is 'SCANT'.

(Other definitions for scant that I've seen before include "Reduce" , "Meagre" , "Limited, inadequate" , "Less than the required amount" , "Bare" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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