Short article, very dry, about parking (6)
I believe the answer is:
abrupt
'short' is the definition.
(abrupt can mean short or terse)
'article very dry about parking' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'very dry' becomes 'brut' (term for very dry wine).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'brut' enclosing 'p' is 'brupt'.
'a'+'brupt'='ABRUPT'
(Other definitions for abrupt that I've seen before include "Rough and quick" , "Sudden - blunt" , "Gruff" , "Brusque, curt" , "Curt, sharp" .)