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Short measure! (3)

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'short measure' is the definition.
'mil' can be an answer for 'measure' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'short' bit.

'short measure' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'measure' becomes 'mile' (measure of distance).
'mile' with its last letter taken away is 'MIL'.

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(Other definitions for mil that I've seen before include "One / one thousand inch" , "tiny distance" , "One thousanth of an inch" , "One thousandth of an inch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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