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Came down to half a bottle, which isn't much (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

little

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'isn't much' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'came down to half a bottle' is the wordplay.
'came down' becomes 'lit' (light or alight can mean to land).
'to half a' indicates taking half.
'bottle' with half the letters taken is 'tle'.
'lit'+'tle'='LITTLE'

'which' is the link.

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(Other definitions for little that I've seen before include "Teensy-weensy" , "` `...... pitchers have big ears' '" , "Book by Dickens" , "Wee; minute" , "The Battle of ... Bighorn, Custer's last stand" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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