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Not much of a grin, perhaps (5)

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I believe the answer is:

grain

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'not much' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'a grin perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'grin'='agrin'
'agrin' with letters rearranged gives 'GRAIN'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for grain that I've seen before include "Small hard seed of corn etc" , "little salty bit" , "Cereal seed" , "Small hard particle, of rice perhaps" , "Silo contents" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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