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Smallest possible quantity of cereal (5)

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I believe the answer is:

grain

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This clue might be a double definition.

'smallest possible quantity' is the first definition.
'grain' can be an answer for 'quantity' (grain is a kind of quantity). I am unsure of the 'smallest possible' bit.

'cereal' is the second definition.
(I know that grain is a type of cereal)

'of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for grain that I've seen before include "Silo contents" , "Enter into combat with" , "Small hard particle, of rice perhaps" , "Cereal crops" , "Cereal as food" .)

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