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Restrict consumption of something scarce (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ration

(Other definitions for ration that I've seen before include "Limit supply of (eg, food)" , "Limit, share" , "Share of food, etc" , "Eke out" , "Quota" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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