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Short of ammunition? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ammo

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This clue might be a double definition.

'short' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'ammunition' is the second definition.
(synonyms)

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ammo that I've seen before include "explosives, perhaps" , "What's fired from a gun (abbr)" , "Bullets (sl.)" , "Bullets, say, in short" , "eg Bullets, shells" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Globe and Mail.
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