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Very fine biscuit with no excess fat (5-4)

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I believe the answer is:

wafer-thin

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'very fine' is the definition.
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'biscuit with no excess fat' is the wordplay.
'biscuit' becomes 'wafer' (wafer is a kind of biscuit).
'with no excess fat' becomes 'thin' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'wafer'+'thin'='WAFER-THIN'

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(Other definitions for wafer-thin that I've seen before include "Very fine" , "Having very little width or substance" , "Warn thief stealing slim biscuit - very slim" , "Having little thickness" , "Very narrow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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