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Gas — more than enough but not all of it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethane

'gas' is the definition.
(ethane is a gas)

'more than enough but not all of it' is the wordplay.
'not all of it' indicates a hidden word (only some of the letters are needed).
'ETHANE' is hidden within 'more than enough but'.

(Other definitions for ethane that I've seen before include "Fuel" , "Athene (anag.); a colourless gas" , "Compound" , "Ate hen (anag) - hydrocarbon gas" , "Flammable gas; eat hen (anagram)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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