Vague quantity (1,3)
(Other definitions for a few that I've seen before include "Certainly not many" , "Sundry" .)
'vague quantity' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for any that I've seen before include "One or some, whichever you choose" , "A lot < ? Not a lot < -- some" , "Several" , "At all; in some degree" , "One (unspecified)" .)