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Contemptible when in a rash? (6)

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measly

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(Other definitions for measly that I've seen before include "not at all generous" , "'Contemptibly small, paltry (6)'" , "ungenerous in amount" , "Spotted in bed, perhaps" , "Ridiculously small" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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