Modest compiler got silver again (6)

I believe the answer is:

meagre

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'modest compiler got silver again' is the definition.
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'compiler got silver again' is the wordplay.
'compiler' becomes 'me' (the person who is writing these clues).
'got' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'silver' becomes 'Ag' (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver).
'again' becomes 're'.
'me'+'ag'+'re'='MEAGRE'

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(Other definitions for meagre that I've seen before include "Lean; lacking in quality" , "miserly" , "Sparse" , "lacking in strength" , "Scanty, skimpy" .)

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

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