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Spartan (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

austere

'spartan' is the definition.
(I know that spartan can be written as austere)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for austere that I've seen before include "Severe or strict in attitude" , "Severe; lacking luxuries" , "Harsh" , "Severe in manner" , "Lacking comforts; strict" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Mirror, the Evening Standard, The Independent and the Universal.
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