Metric unit of capacity (5)
'metric unit of capacity' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for litre that I've seen before include "less than two pints" , "Measure of liquid volume" , "Nearly two pints" , "It's equal to about 1.75 pints" , "One thousand cubic centimetres" .)
'metric unit of capacity' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for liter that I've seen before include "unit across the pond" , "American volume" .)