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One letter, in sorting mail, is not much! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minimal

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'not much' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'one letter in sorting mail' is the wordplay.
'one letter' becomes 'm' ().
'sorting' is an anagram indicator.
'mail' is an anagram of 'imal'.
'm'+'in'+'imal'='MINIMAL'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for minimal that I've seen before include "barely worth considering" , "Of the least possible size" , "Of a smallest amount" , "Very small, the least possible (7)" , "Least possible; negligible" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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