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Not enough in a sample of dust to match with (10)

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I believe the answer is:

inadequate

'not enough' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in a sample of dust to match with' is the wordplay.
'sample of' says to take the initial letters.
'to match with' becomes 'equate'.
The initial letter of 'dust' is 'd'.
'in'+'a'+'d'+'equate'='INADEQUATE'

(Other definitions for inadequate that I've seen before include "not up to the job" , "Found wanting" , "Falling short of requirements" , "Insufficient" , "lacking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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