It's not enough in the present era to balance things out (10)
I believe the answer is:
inadequate
'it's not enough' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'present era to balance things out' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'present' could be 'in' (as in a student being 'in' class) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'balance' could be 'equate' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'equate' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ad' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inadequate that I've seen before include "not up to the job" , "lacking" , "Insufficient" , "Deficient" , "Short of what is required" .)