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Hardly a barley product (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barely

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'hardly' is the definition.
('barely' can be a synonym of 'hardly')

'a barley product' is the wordplay.
'barley' anagrams to 'BARELY'.
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(Other definitions for barely that I've seen before include "Just about or scantily" , "Not quite" , "Hardly" , "just a short while before" , "how naturists exist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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