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Insufficient supplies are a fright, Charlie admitted (6) (6)

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I believe the answer is:

scarce

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'insufficient' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'charlie admitted 6' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'admitted' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters get admitted).
'6' becomes 'scare' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'c' going into 'scare' is 'SCARCE'.

'supplies are a fright' is the link.
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(Other definitions for scarce that I've seen before include "Falling short of demand" , "Hardly" , "Common? Definitely not" , "Not enough to satisfy demand" , "Not often found" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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