Few and far between
'few and far between' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for scant that I've seen before include "Insufficient, limited" , "Hardly any" , "In short supply" , "Barely sufficient" , "Barely adequate" .)
'few and far between' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for sparse that I've seen before include "Thinly populated" , "rarely occurring" , "Meagre, thin on the ground" , "Thinly dotted about" , "Far from lavish" .)
'few and far between' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for scarce that I've seen before include "Hard to get" , "Rare shock Conservative getting in" , "Not enough to meet demand" , "Uncommon" , "Scant, meagre" .)