Short Peter Sellers piece (5)

I believe the answer is:

terse

'short' is the definition.
('terse' can be a synonym of 'short')

'peter sellers piece' is the wordplay.
'piece' indicates a hidden word.
'TERSE' is hidden in the letters of 'peter sellers'.

(Other definitions for terse that I've seen before include "Pithy among trees" , "precise" , "Curt - abrupt" , "Brief and to the point" , "Short, abrupt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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