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Many agree it's new and in short supply (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meagre

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'short supply' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'many agree it's new' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'm' (Roman numeral for a thousand).
'it's new' is an anagram indicator.
'agree' anagrammed gives 'eagre'.
'm'+'eagre'='MEAGRE'

'and in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for meagre that I've seen before include "Lacking in quantity/quality" , "skinny" , "Scarce, not plentiful" , "little" , "Sparse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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