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Incas till ground for grain (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scintilla

'for grain' is the definition.
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'incas till ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'incas'+'till'='incastill'
'incastill' with letters rearranged gives 'SCINTILLA'.

(Other definitions for scintilla that I've seen before include "Slight amount" , "Tiny hint, trace" , "scrap!" , "Tiny, scarcely detectable amount" , "The smallest amount" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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