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Insufficient amount from a Thermos, cast agreed (5,7)

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I believe the answer is:

short measure

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'insufficient amount' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'a thermos cast agreed' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates an anagram (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'agreed' becomes 'sure' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'thermos'='athermos'
'athermos' anagrammed gives 'shortmea'.
'shortmea'+'sure'='SHORT MEASURE'

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(Another definition for short measure that I've seen is " Less than paid for".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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