Read a bit of typing, but not much (6)
I believe the answer is:
scanty
'much' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'read a bit of typing but' is the wordplay.
'read' becomes 'scan' (synonyms).
'a bit of' suggests taking the first letters.
'but' becomes 'y' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The first letter of 'typing' is 't'.
'scan'+'t'+'y'='SCANTY'
'not' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scanty that I've seen before include "(Of clothing) revealing" , "Sparse, meagre" , "Too small or little" , "Insufficient in quantity" , "Inadequate" .)