Sparing (10)
I believe the answer is:
abstemious
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sparing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abstemious that I've seen before include "not eating or drinking a lot" , "refraining from excess" , "Restrained in one's appetites" , "I mess about (anag.)" , "Indulging only moderately (in food/drink)" .)