Item for discussion is not quite lacking it, somehow (8)

I believe the answer is:

question

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'item for discussion' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'is not quite lacking it somehow' is the wordplay.
'lacking' is a deletion indicator.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'is'+'not'+'quite'='isnotquite'
'isnotquite' with 'it' taken away is 'isnotque'.
'isnotque' anagrammed gives 'QUESTION'.

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(Other definitions for question that I've seen before include "Grill" , "Enquiry; doubt" , "Doubt; object to" , "Poser" , "Interrogative sentence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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